Famous Cricketers No 63 - A.O.Jones

c W.H.Rowlands b C.L.Townsend 63 327-6d 83 217. Nottinghamshire v Kent, Trent Bridge, July 31, August 1, 2 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) c F.H.Huish b W.M.Bradley 4 241 332 1 not out 80 156-2 288 1 218. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) c E.M.Dowson b T.Richardson 48 203 178 not out 11 45-0 213 1 219. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Leyton, August (7), 8, 9 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) c A.E.Russell b H.I.Young 0 186 - - - - 76 1 1 0 9 0 197 1 220. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge, August 11, 12 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 89 runs) (captain, won toss) b W.Bestwick 10 325 152 84 1 221. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, August 14, 15 (Middlesex won by nine wickets) (captain, won toss) c R.W.Nicholls b C.M.Wells27 198 257 1 c and b B.J.T.Bosanquet 6 93 36-1 222. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 21, 22 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 66 runs) (captain, won toss) c L.Radcliffe b J.Sharp 109 329 140 123 1 223. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 28, 29 (MCC won by 26 runs) lbw b W.Rhodes 0 161 161 1 lbw b W.Rhodes 1 100 74 1 224. Gentlemen v Players, Scarborough, September 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b G.H.Hirst 3 263 10 0 59 1 S.Haigh c F.S.Jackson 314 2 b W.Rhodes 0 133-7 - - - - 259-8d 225. C.I.Thornton’s XI v Australians, Scarborough, September 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c J.Darling b H.Trumble 31 198 247 1 b J.V.Saunders 1 202-9d 120-4 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Gentlemen v Players 1 2 0 3 3 1.50 - - 2 - County Championship 20 30 2 1068 109 38.14 2 7 29 - Other Notts matches 2 3 0 65 45 21.66 - - 1 - Other matches 2 4 0 33 31 8.25 - - 3 - Season 25 39 2 1147 109 31.00 2 7 35 - Career 225 377 20 10266 250 28.75 15 51 240 1 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players 10 0 59 1 1-59 59.00 - - County Championship 47 3 209 1 1-73 209.00 - - Other Notts matches 3 0 17 0 - - - - Season (6-b) 60 3 285 2 1-59 142.50 - - Career (6-b) 759.5 114 } 7420 230 6-26 32.26 7 1 (5-b) 1440.3 244 1903 Nottinghamshire won six matches and lost four, finishing fifth in the Championship. This bald statement masks much tragedy and triumph in the life of both the Club and of A.O.Jones. Arthur Shrewsbury had been in very bad health throughout the winter and was convinced that he was suffering from an incurable disease. He was now 46 years old, long past the age at which present-day cricketers retire from the first-class game. The assumption that he was unlikely ever to play for his county again so unhinged his mind that he bought a revolver and shot himself in the head. The news of 40