Famous Cricketers No 63 - A.O.Jones

2. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, June 16, 17, 18 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) not out 17 178 217 run out 38 222-4 182 3. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 20, 21, 22 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 14 runs) ct J.E.West b J.T.Hearne 7 466 195 257 4. Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Trent Bridge, June 23, 24, 25 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) b G.B.Nichols 9 92 77 1 did not bat - 145-4 159 5. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, June 27, 28, (29) (Match drawn) b E.Wainwright 24 146 136 62-4 6. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, July 14, 15, (16) (Match drawn) ct D.Hunter b R.Peel 16 369 107 1 33-4 7. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Trent Bridge, July 21, 22 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 100 runs) c J.H.Board b W.H.Murch 0 253 80 1 73 8. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 1, 2, 3 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) b W.H.Lockwood 6 124 129 did not bat - 165-6 159 1 9. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Canterbury, August 4, 5, 6 (Nottinghamshire won by 56 runs) run out 7 226 164 c A.Hearne b W.Hearne 10 178 184 10. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, August 8, 9, 10 (Nottinghamshire won by eight wickets) c G.MacGregor b J.T.Rawlin 1 19 297 2 run out 17 111-2 202 11. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c W.A.Woof b A.C.M.Croome 9 429 - - - - 146 2 2 0 8 0 196-5 12. Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Taunton, August 18, 19 (Somerset won by an innings and 122 runs) c A.E.Newton b E.J.Tyler 4 118 309 c G.Fowler b E.J.Tyler 8 69 13. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 25, 26, 27 (Lancashire won by an innings and 69 runs) b A.W.Mold 35 158 277 b A.Watson 4 50 14. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Trent Bridge, August (29), 30, (31) (Match drawn) 113 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St County Championship 13 17 1 212 38 13.25 - - 8 - Cambridge University 1 2 1 18 17* 18.00 - - - - Season 14 19 2 230 38 13.52 - - 8 - Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship (5-b) 2 0 8 0 - - - - 1893 Nottinghamshire finished in 6th position in the Championship with 5 wins and 7 defeats. William Gunn and Arthur Shrewsbury were the main run scorers while Robert John Mee and WilliamAttewell took the most wickets. Cambridge University had a wonderful season, winning 6 matches and losing 3. Oxford University failed to win a single first-class match. The modern mind will look at the dates of the cricket Arthur Owen played this year and wonder about his academic work. He played in ten of the College’s 15 matches. Although he batted well on several 10

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