Famous Cricketers No 63 - A.O.Jones

would have been different had Jones remained in good health throughout. Plum Warner also commented, “but he smoked too many cigarettes.” On the last day of 1908, the A.O.Jones Trust Fund was closed to further contributions. Donations had been limited to 10 guineas. This fund had been set up by the Nottinghamshire Committee and was in addition to the public subscription for the team as a whole. At its close, the Trust had £1577 12s 5d. £900 of this was spent on the purchase of property in Vernon Road, Nottingham. £600 was invested in a three and a half percent conversion loan and £25 went in to a War Loan. The aims of the Fund were to support Arthur Owen during his life-time and to benefit Mrs. Jones and her children thereafter. Professional cricketers could expect to be awarded a benefit after ten years of loyal service. The financial outcome, though, always depended upon the weather. In order to try to over come this, the Nottinghamshire Committee established a Benefit Fund and put £300 into it over a period of 6 years. The accrued sum was to be divided equally between John Gunn, George Gunn, A.W.Hallam, J.Iremonger, T.W.Oates and T.G.Wass. The Fund matured in 1913 and each player received £506. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 353. Nottinghamshire v MCC, Lord’s, May (6), 7,(8) (Match drawn) (captain) b J.T.Hearne 4 65 53 1 did not bat - 4-1 354. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 14, (15), 16 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) b D.Hardy 0 109 118 81-8 2 355. Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, May 18, 19, 20 (Nottinghamshire won by 217 runs) (captain) c J.Shields b W.E.Astill 4 206 - - - - 131 c and b W.E.Astill 49 396-7d 6 2 19 1 C.J.B.Wood b 254 1 356. Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 28, 29, 30 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) (captain, lost toss) c T.Langdon b H.J.Huggins 9 241 143 did not bat - 120-4 216 357. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Trent Bridge, June 1, 2 (Lancashire won by nine wickets) (captain, won toss) c A.H.Hornby b W.Brearley 5 111 127 4 c J.W.H.Makepeace b H.Dean3 79 64-1 358. Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Trent Bridge, June 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) (captain) b J.N.Crawford 16 403 - - - - 331 1 13 0 62 2 F.C.Holland b 205-7 1 W.E.Davis c J.Iremonger 359. Nottinghamshire v Essex, Trent Bridge, June 11, 12 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 219 runs) (captain, won toss) c W.F.O.Faviell b J.W.H.T.Douglas 90 373 50 3 104 360. Nottinghamshire v Scotland, Raeburn Place Ground, Edinburgh, June 15, 16, 17 (Nottinghamshire won by six wickets) (captain, lost toss) b W.Ringrose 16 194 1 0 12 0 215 1 not out 3 155-4 - - - - 133 361. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 22, 23, 24 (Middlesex won by 269 runs) (captain) c C.A.L.Payne b A.E.Trott 51 202 - - - - 310 c D.Hendren b E.Mignon 9 157 1 0 6 0 318 362. Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge, June 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) c D.Hunter b J.T.Newstead 16 207 179 3 c J.T.Newstead b W.Rhodes 10 66-4 374-6d 3 363. Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 29, 30, July 1 (Lancashire won by three wickets) (captain) c W.Phillips b R.Whitehead 34 177 6 0 27 0 352 1 c W.Phillips b J.Sharp 59 373 - - - - 202-7 1 364. Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge, July 6, 7, (8) (Match drawn) (captain, lost toss) b S.W.A.Cadman 3 197 121 2 c A.Morton b S.W.A.Cadman 16 182 76-0 64