misc847459	Cork County v Cambridge University Crusaders
	Cambridge University Crusaders in Ireland 1927
Venue	Mardyke, Cork on 25th, 26th July 1927 (2-day match)
Balls per over	6
Players	Cork County: 11; Cambridge University Crusaders: 10
Toss	Toss not known
Result	Match drawn
Close of play day 1	Cambridge University Crusaders (1) 179/8 (Formby 102*, O'Carroll 2*)

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Cork County first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
WL Bourchier	b MacKenzie	10
MC Parry	c Blundell b MacKenzie	11
PWG Stuart	c Firth b Blundell	11
RA Hall	b Formby	2
AP Kelly	b Firth	19
+Ferguson	c and b Firth	2
GO Colthurst	b Blundell	5
JG Dorgan	c Dodson b Firth	0
Morton	c O'Carroll b Firth	0
JH Foley	not out	1
AJ Dinan	b Blundell	0
Extras		7
Total	(all out)	68
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Bourchier), 2-21 (Parry), 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-68

Cambridge University Crusaders bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
MacKenzie	?	?	14	2	-	-
Formby	?	?	27	1	-	-
Firth	?	?	18	4	-	-
Blundell	?	?	9	3	-	-

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Cambridge University Crusaders first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
IR Mann	c Stuart b Morton	8
GE Blundell	b Dinan	21
HEH Pelham-Clinton-Hope	c Stuart b Morton	1
MR Formby	not out	102			10	2
FP Dodson	b Parry	0
+CF Hanrahan	c Hall b Parry	7
OJ Firth	b Dinan	17
D Perrott	b Morton	2
WF MacKenzie	b Morton	2
TM O'Carroll	not out	2
Extras		17
Total	(8 wickets, declared)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-? (Mann), 2-? (Pelham-Clinton-Hope), 3-? (Blundell), 4-? (Dodson), 5-? (Hanrahan), 6-? (Firth), 7-? (Perrott), 8-? (MacKenzie)

Cork County bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Morton	?	?	?	4	-	-
Dinan	?	?	?	2	-	-
Parry	?	?	?	2	-	-

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Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> Bowling in the Cork County first innings adds 7 runs over

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CF Hanrahan, the Irish Rugby Football forward, D Perrott and TM O'Carroll played for Crusaders as guests due to illness.
According to Cork County records, Ferguson and Morton were British Navy Captains from the Spike Island facility in Cork Harbour, controversially made members of Cork County to strengthen the team for this match.
There was no play on day 2 and the match was eventually abandoned.

 

 

 

 

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