Famous Cricketers No 63 - A.O.Jones

312. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Trent Bridge, July 23, 24, 25 (Nottinghamshire won by 151 runs) (captain, won toss) c P.H.Ford b E.G.Dennett 52 235 158 2 b E.G.Dennett 34 376-2d 302 2 313. Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Trent Bridge, July 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) c John Seymour b J.E.B.B.P.Q.C.Dwyer 38 110 4 1 11 0 331 c H.R.Butt b G.Leach 57 430 8 0 22 0 92-2 314. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) (captain, won toss) c F.Stedman b W.S.Lees 69 367 395 c W.S.Lees b J.N.Crawford 68 236-6d 65-0 315. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, August 16, 17, 18 (Nottinghamshire won by five wickets) (captain, lost toss) b F.A.Tarrant 38 146 210 b J.T.Hearne 71 287-5 219 316. Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Hove, August 20, 21, 22 (Sussex won by eight wickets) (captain) c H.R.Butt b A.E.Relf 54 117 344 b J.E.B.B.P.Q.C.Dwyer 16 245 19-2 317. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Leyton, August 23, 24, 25 (Essex won by 71 runs) (captain, lost toss) c C.P.Buckenham b J.W.H.T.Douglas 63 295 - - - - 390 2 c J.W.H.T.Douglas b C.P.Buckenham 14 208 2 0 8 0 184 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St County Championship 20 37 3 1483 105 43.61 1 14 32 - Other Notts matches 1 2 0 77 66 38.50 - 1 2 - Season 21 39 3 1560 105 43.33 1 14 34 - Career 317 535 34 16668 296 33.26 27 85 369 2 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m County Championship 46 5 154 2 1-18 77.00 - - Season (6-b) 46 5 154 2 1-18 77.00 - - Career (6-b) 1138 177 } 8771 266 6-26 32.97 7 1 (5-b) 1440.3 244 1907 Nottinghamshire won 15 Championship matches and lost none, 4 were drawn. As a result, they were the outright county champions for the first time since 1886, when Alfred Shaw had been captain. They had shared the title with Lancashire and Surrey in 1889, under J.A.Dixon, and did not win it again until 1929, under A.W.Carr. Their next title win after 1929 was in 1981. The feud with Kent was still continuing and Notts did not include Worcestershire on their match list until 1921. One match against Yorkshire was limited to 75 minutes’ play, while the other was abandoned without a ball bowled. The weather, as so often, had a bearing on the outcome of the Championship. The summer was damp and provided ideal conditions for the bowling of Wass and Hallam, who maintained their form and avoided any serious breakdown. Both bowlers passed Wass’ previous county record of 140 wickets in a season. These two bowlers between them took 298 championship wickets for less than 13 runs each. Hallam was top of the national averages and Wass was 4th. Both were selected to be one of Wisden ’s Five Cricketers Of The Year. Between them, they bowled almost four-fifths of the Notts overs. The bowling was backed up by superb fielding, match after match. Everything which Arthur Owen had been demanding of his fielders came to fruition. Day after day, John Gunn at cover point, George Gunn at mid off and Joe Hardstaff in the deep fielded as though the team’s success depended solely upon them. Tom Oates had another wonderfully consistent year behind the stumps. Sides were dismissed for reasonable totals because catches were held and runs were restricted. Good team work was established in a side which was basically the same all through 55