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Olympic Games, 1900, Final
Great Britain v France
Exhibition Ground, Vincennes, France
19,20 August 1900
Result: Great Britain won by 158 runs
Toss:
Umpires: Mr Wilian and Mr Delorme
Players per side: 12
Close of Play:
Day 1:
Great Britain 1st innings
*CBK Beachcroft b Attrill 23
AEB Birkett b Andersen 1
J Symes c Andersen b Robinson 15
FW Cumming c Browning b McEvoy 38
MH Toller b McEvoy 2
A Bowerman b Andersen 7
AJ Powlesland c Browning b Robinson 10
WS Donne run out 6
FW Christian b Andersen 0
GJ Buckley b Attrill 2
FR Burchell not out 0
HR Corner lbw b Andersen 4
Extras 9
Total (all out) 117
FoW:
Bowling O M R W
Attrill 2
Andersen 4
McEvoy 2
Robinson 1
France 1st innings
TH Jordan c Corner b Christian 11
AJ Schneidau b Christian 8
R Horne c Buckley b Christian 15
H Terry, jun. c Cuming b Powlesland 2
F Roques b Powlesland 0
W Andersen b Christian 0
D Robinson b Christian 0
WT Attrill lbw b Christian 0
W Browning b Christian 0
A McEvoy b Bowerman 1
*PH Tomalin not out 3
J Braid run out 25
Extras 11
Total (all out) 78
FoW:
Bowling O M R W
Christian 7
Powlesland 2
Bowerman 1
Great Britain 2nd innings
*CBK Beachcroft run out 54
J Symes c Attrill b Roques 1
FW Cuming c Attrill b McEvoy 18
A Bowerman b Roques 59
AJ Powlesland b Roques 4
HR Corner not out 5
Extras 4
Total (for 5 wickets declared) 145
DNB: AEB Birkett, MH Tolller, WS Donne, FW Christian,
CJ Buckley, FR Burchell
FoW:
Bowling O M R W
Roques 3
McEvoy 1
France 2nd innings
TH Jordan b Toller 0
AJ Schneidau b Powlesland 1
R Horne b Powlesland 1
H Terry, jun. b Toller 1
F Roques b Toller 0
W Andersen b Toller 8
D Robinson b Powlesland 0
WT Attrill b Toller 0
W Browning b Toller 0
A McEvoy c Christian b Corner 0
*PH Tomalin not out 6
J Braid b Toller 7
Extras 2
Total (all out) 26
FoW:
Bowling O M R W
Toller 9 7
Powlesland 15 3
Corner 1
- Great Britain was represented by the Devon County Wanderers
Club
France was represented by the French Athletic Club Union
(called All Paris) and composed almost entirely of Englishmen
living in France and playing for The Albion Cricket Club (then
Champions of France) or for Standard Athletic Club.
- Great Britain won with five minutes to spare.
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