Framed, mounted and glazed, sepia photograph. Team portrait taken in front of the Pavilion at Lord’s. Five men sit in front row, boy in centre wearing pill box hat. Nine men and two children stand behind, Arthur Conan Doyle third from left. Fourteen men in back row, including vicar in centre. Young man sat at back of concourse. List of sitters on reverse. Authors and Press Clubs Cricket Match at Lords 1898 The names taken from left to right and from top downwards. (top row) Messers. H. E. Fenn, Joseph Watson, S. L. Hughes, E. H. T. Tottenham, G. H. Duckworth, H. B. Smith, Morley Roberts, George J. Groves, the Rev. Stephen Barras, Edgar Pardon (ex-Pres. Press Club), J. M. Barrie, John Davidson, R. Reginald Bennett, Herbert Jewell. (middle row) S. J. Southerton, H. Preston, Dr. Conan Doyle, Messrs. C. Edwards, W. T. A. Beare, Miss Bennett, Mr C. A. Tyssen, Miss Olive Pardon, Merrs. W. H. Winter, E. R. Ward, H. A. Holt. (front row) Angus Evan Abbott, H. V. Jones (Captain. Press Club Team), G. C. Ives (Captain. Authors Club Team), G. Bull, A. S. Openheiner, (Spelling should be Oppenhiemer) Venue Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 17th September 1896 (1-day single innings match) Balls per over 5 Toss Press won the toss and decided to field Result Match drawn The match was originally arranged for 10th September 1896, but rain forced the match to be abandoned. The MCC allowed the match to be rearranged for the following week. However, the weather remained wet and the ground was "in a state of quagmire", according to The Times newspaper http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/287/287468.html