Corinthians v. United Services (article 3 june 1890)
Corinthians v. United Services is a cricket result published in The Evening News (Portsmouth) on 3 june 1890.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (United Services) lost.
Corinthians v. United Services
Heavy scroing. — The opening of this two days' match yesterday, at the U.S.C.C. Ground, Portsmouth, yielded the third heaviest score ever made on the ground—the Corinthians totalling 602. and occupy in;: the wickets until close upon six o'clock. They commenced batting at a quarter past twelve o'clock with Hewett and Baron, and although they were together but a short time the -1 relegraph " shr.wed 81 when the former was caught. his 53 beiriz compiled 1.v two b's, eight 4'11, two 2's. and singles. The hours' play before luncheon yielde.1 244 ; the second wit,iet fell for 85, tne third for 91, the fourth for 191, the fifth for 253, the sivh for 321, the seventh for 559. the eighth for 568, the ninth for 591, and the tenth for 602. The howling analysis showed only five maidens. Major Bethune's hits included one 6 and eighteen 4's Mr. Boriliana•Carter's, one 6 aril seventeen 4's ; and Mr. Henery's one 6, twenty-two 4's, and five 3's. Sc.ire as follows :—
CORINTHIANS. IL T Hewett, c Doyle.. 53 Capt. Barton, b Stevens 27 P. J. T. Henery, c Stuart-, b Clifford 128 T. S. Pearson, o Gale, b Doyle 0 G. Spiro, c Stevens, b Cave Capt. Banbury, Er Doyle 26 L G. Bonham-Carter, b D yle 117 Major Bethune, c Cave, b Doyle —126 Col. c hend,11. b Doyle 11 Capt. Elliott, not out 12 Capt Lipscomb, b Doyle 8 Extras . • 39
Total .... . —602
UNITED SERVICES. Surt2e-,n-Major H. T. Chapman, b Hewett .. 15 C, H. Stuart, R.I.F., not out .. 10 C. M. Kendall, R.I.F., run out 1 Capt. Stevens, b Hewett .......... 3 A. C. Doyle, not out 2 Extras ... 0 Total 39
