Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players 16.4 5 33 1 1-13 33.00 - - County Championship 436 133 968 41 8-54 23.60 1 - Cambridge University 214.2 51 492 26 8-34 18.92 3 1 Other matches 15 1 54 1 1-40 54.00 - - Season (5-ball) 682.1 190 1547 69 8-34 22.42 4 1 Career (6-ball) 93 20 } 6757 336 8-34 20.11 20 2 (5-ball) 2954.2 940 1899 Gloucestershire were ninth in the fifteen-team Championship. Jessop was third in the County’s batting averages and sixth in the bowling list. Jessop achieved the distinction this year of captaining his University against the Australians as well as playing against them for his County and for England On his Test debut at Lord’s, he put on 95 for the 7th wicket with F.S.Jackson, the highest stand of the England first innings. He bowled with some success but then strained his back when he slipped and fell during his run up. Although Jessop had a successful cricketing career while at Cambridge, he left University without obtaining a degree. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 98. South of England v Australians, Crystal Palace, May 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c C.Hill b E.Jones 6 246 11 0 46 1 J.Darling b 375 c J.J.Kelly b H.Trumble 22 222 - - - - 7-1 99. Cambridge University v A.J.Webbe’s XI, Fenner’s, May 11, 12, 13 (Cambridge University won by an innings and 62 runs) * c J.T.Rawlin b F.W.Tate 60 464 22 6 50 1 G.Kemp c J.H.Stogdon 224 1 - - - - 178 100. Cambridge University v Yorkshire, Fenner’s, May 18, 19, 20 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 83 runs) * not out 171 246 18.4 3 57 2 J.T.Brown, jun. b 429 A.Bairstow b c E.Wainwright b F.S.Jackson2 100 101. Cambridge University v Surrey, Fenner’s, May 25, 26 (Surrey won by 171 runs) * b T.Kersley 6 60 24 8 48 3 D.L.A.Jephson c H.H.B.Hawkins 147 1 W.Brockwell b H.B.Richardson b c W.Brockwell b T.W.Hayward 4 143 15 2 63 2 V.F.S.Crawford c T.L.Taylor 227 2 R Abel b 102. Cambridge University v Australians, Fenner’s, June 8, 9, 10 (Australians won by ten wickets) * b W.P.Howell 13 436 35 3 142 6 J.Worrall c E.R.Wilson 436 C.Hill c H.H.B.Hawkins M.A.Noble c T.L.Taylor F.A.Iredale c T.L.Taylor V.T.Trumper c E.R.Wilson C.E.McLeod c J.H.Stogdon c E.Jones b W.P.Howell 11 122 11 1 33 0 124-0 103. Cambridge University v MCC, Fenner’s, June 12, 13 (Cambridge University won by five wickets) * c A.D.Pougher b H.I.Young 8 154 13.4 6 18 5 J.Stanning c J.H.Stogdon 155 A.G.Archer b T.G.O.Cole c J.H.Stogdon W.Mead c L.J.Moon C.Pigg c L.J.Moon did not bat - 110-5 - - - - 108 104. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Lord’s, June 15, 16, 17 (Australia won by ten wickets) c V.T.Trumper b H.Trumble 51 206 37.1 10 105 3 S.E.Gregory c A.F.A.Lilley 421 H.Trumble c A.F.A.Lilley W.P.Howell b c H.Trumble b F.J.Laver 4 240 6 0 19 0 28-0 16