Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

66. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Spa Ground, Gloucester, August 16, 17, 18 (Match drawn) b T.Forrester 0 267 39.3 9 92 7 W.G.Quaife c J.H.Board 231 E.J.Diver b R.Williams b H.W.Bainbridge b A.C.S.Glover b S.Santall c W.S.A.Brown T.Forrester b 22 8 52 1 W.Quaife b 180-5 67. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Clifton College Ground, Bristol, August 19, (20), 21 (Match drawn) b S.M.J.Woods 90 283 22 1 51 2 S.M.J.Woods b 218 G.Fowler b c L.C.H.Palairet b W.C.Hedley 2 57-6d - - - - 51-2 68. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Clifton College Ground, Bristol, August 23, (24), 25 (Surrey won by an innings and 134 runs) c N.F.Druce b T.W.Hayward18 53 43.3 17 81 4 W Brockwell c F.G.Roberts 304 2 R.Abel b L.C.Braund b W.S.Lees b b T.W.Hayward 23 117 69. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 26, 27, 28 (Yorkshire won by 69 runs) c F.W.Milligan b G.H.Hirst 7 129 18 6 36 5 E.Wainwright c W.Storer 150 G.H.Hirst c H.B.Chinnery F.W.Milligan b R.Moorhouse b D.Hunter c J.H.Board c J.Tunnicliffe b G.H.Hirst 3 157 13 3 25 2 G.H.Hirst b 205 M.B.Hawke b 70. Gentlemen v Players, Scarborough, August 30, 31, September 1 (Match drawn) c A.Hearne b F.Martin 4 231 17 3 42 1 J.T.Brown c F.S.Jackson 280 c J.Tunnicliffe b F.Martin 0 130-4 18 6 38 3 J.H.Board b 226 1 F.Martin b W.Mead b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Gentlemen v Players 2 4 0 75 67 18.75 - 1 4 County Championship 12 20 0 571 126 28.55 2 1 14 Other Gloucestershire match 1 1 0 101 101 101.00 1 - 1 Cambridge University 10 15 1 462 140 33.00 1 1 11 Other match 1 2 0 10 7 5.00 - - - Season 26 42 1 1219 140 29.73 4 3 30 Career 70 115 7 2579 140 23.87 4 12 70 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players 79 22 164 7 3-38 23.42 - - County Championship 519.2 156 1113 58 7-92 19.18 3 1 Other Glos match 23.1 5 49 3 3-26 16.66 - - Cambridge University 331 98 684 41 6-65 16.68 2 - Other match 31 9 61 7 5-36 8.71 1 - Season (5-ball) 983.3 290 2071 116 7-92 17.85 6 1 Career (5-ball) 2272.1 750 4981 256 7-92 19.45 15 1 1897/98 – P.F.Warner’s Team in North America Jessop was selected to go on P.F.Warner’s tour to America. He suffered terribly from seasickness on each of his overseas tours and this may account for his turning down later offers of winter cricket. Three matches against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia were planned. Jessop was still suffering during the first one. In the second he made 66 in 55 minutes, including 12 fours. This display inspired 12