Famous Cricketers No 63 - A.O.Jones

Arthur Owen was recognised as an authority on fielding and was happy to put his thoughts into print. In Cricket Of Today he laments the current state of fielding and lists the causes. He says that few cricketers are prepared to practise their fielding. Their attention to batting and bowling skills are woeful enough, but their attempts to improve their catching and throwing abilities are almost non-existent. He blames captains for not choosing the right people to field close to the wicket, or placing natural slip fielders in front of the stumps. He says that successful bowlers do not see the need to field well. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 201. Nottinghamshire v Australians, Trent Bridge, May 8, 9, 10 (Australians won by an innings and 4 runs) (captain, won toss) c C.Hill b W.P.Howell 45 287 474 1 c R.A.Duff b W.P.Howell 19 183 202. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) lbw b A.J.Paish 15 369 - - - - 91 3 4 0 25 0 351-4 203. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, May 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) c D.L.A.Jephson b W.H.Lockwood 75 259 - - - - 221 c W.H.Lockwood b L.Walker 100 189-3d 5 0 21 0 97-0 204. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Trent Bridge, May (22), 23, 24 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) c H.A.Carpenter b W.Reeves38 187-6d - - - - 60 7 0 21 0 202-5 205. Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Trent Bridge, June 2, 3 (Sussex won by eight wickets) (captain, lost toss) b F.W.Tate 4 46 90 c K.S.Ranjitsinhji b F.W.Tate 15 150 107-2 206. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 5, (6), (7) (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) lbw b A.E.Trott 1 114-7 2 0 13 0 161 207. Nottinghamshire v MCC, Lord’s, June 9, 10 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 43 runs) (captain) lbw b A.D.Pougher 1 251 - - - - 63 3 0 17 0 145 208. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Gravesend, June 12, 13, (14) (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) did not bat - 36-0 86 2 209. Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Hove, June 16, 17, 18 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 72 runs) (captain, lost toss) c C.Clarke b A.Cordingley 54 175 41 1 62 2 210. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, June 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) c and b F.Geeson 49 262 1 0 3 0 288 3 b A.Woodcock 7 342-4d 8 1 31 0 209-2 211. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Hull, June 26, 27, 28 (Yorkshire won by 227 runs) (captain, lost toss) c J.Tunnicliffe b G.H.Hirst 27 155 184 b S.Haigh 10 148 346 2 212. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, June 30, July 1, 2 (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) c C.Smith b S.F.Barnes 26 248 391 1 lbw b J.Sharp 86 190-4 213. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Aylestone Road, Leicester, July 3, 4, 5 (Nottinghamshire won by 181 runs) (captain, lost toss) c and b J.H.King 3 158 165 c and b R.T.Crawford 77 269 81 2 214. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Derby, July 14, 15, 16 (Nottinghamshire won by nine wickets) (captain, lost toss) c J.Humphries b W.Bestwick 2 467 - - - - 234 4 did not bat - 67-1 6 2 13 0 298 215. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, July 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) c J.Higgins b F.S.Jackson 31 328 13 0 73 1 F.S.Jackson c and b 497 1 c F.S.Jackson b G.H.Hirst 16 255-2 216. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Trent Bridge, July 24, 25, 26 (Nottinghamshire won by 268 runs) (captain, won toss) c C.L.Townsend b E.J.Spry 52 296 272 39