Famous Cricketers No 63 - A.O.Jones

336. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Spa Ground, Gloucester, August 8, 9, 10 (Nottinghamshire won by two wickets) (captain, lost toss) b G.L.Jessop 36 151 198 1 c C.S.Barnett b P.T.Mills 32 231-8 183 337. Nottinghamshire v South Africans, Trent Bridge, August 12, 13, 14 (Nottinghamshire won by five wickets) (captain) c R.O.Schwarz b S.J.Snooke 5 296 258 1 not out 1 164-5 199 338. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, August 15, 16, 17 (Nottinghamshire won by nine wickets) (captain, lost toss) c and b S.W.A.Cadman 3 153 62 did not bat - 5-1 95 339. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Trent Bridge, August 19, 20 (Nottinghamshire won by five wickets) (captain, lost toss) c G.MacGregor b F.A.Tarrant 1 140 130 c M.W.Payne b C.M.Wells 9 91-5 99 1 340. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Liverpool, August 22, 23 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 131 runs) (captain, won toss) c A.C.MacLaren b W.Huddleston 94 250 82 3 37 1 341. Nottinghamshire v Rest of England, Kennington Oval, September 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) (captain) c F.A.Tarrant b W.S.Lees 23 179 - - - - 297 did not bat - 211-3 4 0 21 0 235-1d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Gentlemen v Players 2 4 1 44 33 14.66 - - 8 - County Championship 19 27 1 828 164 31.84 1 5 33 - Other Notts matches 3 4 1 47 23 15.66 - - 2 - Season 24 35 3 919 164 28.71 1 5 43 - Career 341 570 37 17587 296 32.99 28 90 412 2 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players 5 0 12 0 - - - - County Championship 9 0 57 0 - - - - Other Notts matches 4 0 21 0 - - - - Season (6-b) 18 0 100 0 - - - - Career (6-b) 118 177 } 8871 266 6-26 33.34 7 1 (5-b) 1440.3 244 1907/08 – MCC in Australia Overseas tours are remembered by the outcome of the Test rubber which they contain. All else fades in significance beside the international results. Arthur Owen’s tour did not start off very well. Several important professionals, J.T.Tyldesley, T.W.Hayward and A.F.A.Lilley failed to accept terms. Professionals were paid £300 with first class travel, all accommodation and £2 per week pocket expenses. George Hirst wanted another £100 to go. Many of the leading amateurs were unable to tour, due to business commitments. They had a hard act to follow. P.F.Warner’s party of 1903/04 became the first of four sides to regain the Ashes in Australia. The party left Tilbury aboard the SS Ophir on 20th October. The tour manager was Major Philip Trevor, who was also the Daily Telegraph ‘s correspondent. A.O.Jones is mostly depicted as an adventurous cricketer who took on the challenges and went for a win at all costs. Trevor records times, however, when Jones showed indecision about team selections and worried about the tour’s financial success. The series started with the first match ever played by a touring side against Western Australia. MCC batted first and Jones and F.L.Fane, the vice captain, had put on 90 runs by lunch. Fane went on to make a century, J.N.Crawford bowled well and Arthur Owen showed his usual decisiveness as 59