Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players (6b) 91 19 273 8 3-28 34.12 - - County Championship (6b) 615.1 188 1533 86 8-29 17.82 6 - Other matches (6b) 102 21 } 379 10 4-87 37.90 - - (5b) 12 4 Season (6-ball) 808.1 228 } 2185 104 8-29 21.00 6 - (5-ball) 12 4 Career (6-ball) 952.1 273 } 11106 517 8-29 21.48 32 2 (5-ball) 3716 1111 1901 Gloucestershire were 14th in the Championship. Jessop was second in the County’s batting averages and third in the bowling list. Jessop became a member of MCC and remained so for the rest of his life. In the match against Sussex, at Hove, Jessop summoned up all his previous speed. He unnerved the batsmen while dismissing C.B.Fry, K.O.Goldie and K.S.Ranjitsinhji in two overs while the score remained on 37. During the first afternoon at Trent Bridge, the temperature reached 80ºF and all the Gloucestershire fielders wore sun hats. Against Sussex, at Bristol, Gloucestershire were asked to follow on 230 behind. Jessop scored all 66 runs in a second wicket stand with R.W.Rice. He hit one six and 10 fours in 28 minutes off 22 of the 37 balls he faced. For the Rest of England v Yorkshire, Jessop scored his first double century, 233 out of 318 in 150 minutes with 33 fours. He put on 204 in 90 minutes for the 4th wicket with C.B.Fry. At stumps on the first day he had made 176* in 2 hours. In the first 30 minutes of the second day, he made 57 out of 59 before he was dismissed. This was his highest score at Lord’s. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 158. London County v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c E.G.Hayes b W.Montgomery 60 249 20 7 49 2 W.Brockwell c J.H.Board 198 T.W.Hayward b c and b W.Montgomery 27 362-3d 4 0 20 0 50-1 159. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bristol, May 9, 10 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) * c J.Tunnicliffe b W.Rhodes 44 150 224 1 c J.T.Brown, sen. b W.Rhodes 26 89 16-0 160. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Bristol, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) * c J.R.Gunn b A.W.Hallam 76 202 6 1 24 0 234 st J.Carlin b A.W.Hallam 9 253-9 17 6 39 1 T.G.Wass b 306 161. MCC v Leicestershire, Lord’s, May 16, 17, 18 (MCC won by 93 runs) b F.Geeson 169 301 - - - - 307 c H.Whitehead b F.Geeson 49 300 7 1 21 0 201 162. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Surrey won by ten wickets) * b W.S.Lees 43 213 1 0 6 1 T.W.Hayward b 393 b T.Richardson 0 264 - - - - 85-0 163. Gloucestershire v Essex, Leyton, May 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) * st A.E.Russell b H.I.Young 16 395 4 1 8 0 452 c sub b H.I.Young 81 201-5 12 1 36 0 296-3d 164. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, May 27, 28, 29 (Gloucestershire won by 228 runs) * c C.D.Fisher b K.O.Goldie 57 349 - - - - 274 st H.R.Butt b K.O.Goldie 37 251 13 7 36 4 C.B.Fry b 98 2 K.O.Goldie c H.Wrathall K.S.Ranjitsinhji c J.H.Board C.D.Fisher c J.H.Board 165. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) * c H.B.Chinnery b J.T.Hearne 46 266 3 0 10 0 483 1 b J.T.Rawlin 124 313-5 - - - - 266-2d 1 23