United Services v. Hampshire Rovers (article 14 july 1890)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
United Services v. Hampshire Rovers is a cricket result published in The Evening News (Portsmouth) on 14 july 1890.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Hampshire Rovers) lost.
United Services v. Hampshire Rovers

This two days' match was concluded on Saturday at the U.S.C.C. Ground, Portsmouth, and after an exciting finish the result went in favour of the U.S. by the narrow majority of nine runs. The score was as follows:—
UNITED SERVICES.
First innings.
- Captain Barton, b Morgan ... 24
- H. Chapman, b Morgan ... 4
- C. M. Kendall, R.I.F., b Morgan ... 4
- H. Adair, R.A., b Hynes ... 4
- C. J. Collings, R.N., run out ... 4
- C. H. Cobb, Oxford L.L., b Doyle ... 19
- Captain Stevens, S.C., b Hynes ... 0
- G. Miall, R.N., b Hynes ... 0
- A. Stavely, b Richards ... 8
- R. M. Foot, R.I.F., b Morgan ... 13
- Private Clifford, b Morgan ... 0
- Extras ... 2
- Total ... 82
Second innings.
- Captain Barton, st Hall, b Hynes ... 35
- H. Chapman, b Richards ... 19
- C. M. Kendall, R.I.F., st Hall, b Morgan ... 20
- H. Adair, R.A., c Richards, b Morgan ... 57
- C. J. Collings, R.N., st Hall, b Doyle ... 10
- C. H. Cobb, Oxford L.L., c Richards, b Doyle ... 8
- Captain Stevens, S.C., not out ... 40
- G. Miall, R.N., b Doyle ... 0
- A. Stavely, b Hynes ... 3
- R. M. Foot, R.I.F., b Hynes ... 8
- Private Clifford, st Hall, b Morgan ... 0
- Extras ... 10
- Total ... 213
HAMPSHIRE ROVERS.
First innings.
- A. C. Doyle, b Barton ... 0
- A. C. Richards, c Kendall, b Adair ... 53
- W. Morgan, b Barton ... 0
- E. Hall, c Miall, b Barton ... 1
- L G. Bonham-Carter, c Cobb, b Adair ... 11
- Major Bethune, b Barton ... 0
- W. Hynes, b Barton ... 4
- A. J. Hurst, b Male ... 0
- Colonel Kay, b Barton ... 14
- F. Lipscomb, c Cobb, b Barton ... 1
- Captain Lipscomb, not out ... 8
- Extras ... 10
- Total ... 102
Second innings.
- A. C. Doyle, b Barton ... 14
- A. C. Richards, b Collins ... 55
- W. Morgan, c Miall, b Barton ... 4
- E. Hall, c Cobb, b Barton ... 57
- L G. Bonham-Carter, b Collings ... 7
- Major Bethune, c Adair, b Barton ... 0
- W. Hynes, c Foot, b Barton ... 8
- A. J. Hurst, c Barton, b Collings ... 18
- Colonel Kay, c Collings, b Barton ... 1
- F. Lipscomb, not out ... 2
- Captain Lipscomb, c Miall, b Collins ... 13
- Extras ... 8
- Total ... 187