Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

191. A.C.MacLaren’s XI v Victoria, Melbourne, November 15, 16, 18 (A.C.MacLaren’s XI won by 118 runs) c H.J.Fry b J.V.Saunders 26 166 133 b C.E.McLeod 0 174 89 192. A.C.MacLaren’s XI v New South Wales, Sydney, November 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 (New South Wales won by 53 runs) b G.R.C.Clarke 15 332 14.4 3 41 1 A.J.Y.Hopkins c A.F.A.Lilley 288 c J.J.Kelly b G.R.C.Clarke 0 325 18 2 57 0 422 193. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 13, 14, 16 (England won by an innings and 124 runs) b C.E.McLeod 24 464 1 0 4 0 168 1 - - - - 172 1 194. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 1, 2, 3, 4 (Australia won by 229 runs) st J.J.Kelly b M.A.Noble 27 61 - - - - 112 c S.E.Gregory b M.A.Noble 32 175 1 0 9 0 353 195. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 (Australia won by four wickets) c V.T.Trumper b H.Trumble 1 388 7 0 19 0 321 b H.Trumble 16 247 23 9 41 2 J.Darling c T.W.Hayward 315-6 C.Hill b 196. A.C.MacLaren’s XI v New South Wales, Sydney, January 31, February 1, 3, 4, 5 (A.C.MacLaren’s XI won by an innings and 128 runs) b A.McBeath 87 769 24 6 78 3 A.J.Y.Hopkins c A.O.Jones 432 R.A.Duff b M.A.Noble c A.F.A.Lilley 15 5 32 2 V.T.Trumper c A.F.A.Lilley 209 R.A.Duff c A.C.MacLaren 197. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 14, 15, 17, 18 (Australia won by seven wickets) c M.A.Noble b J.V.Saunders 0 317 26 5 68 4 H.Trumble c A.C.MacLaren 299 V.T.Trumper c L.C.Braund C.Hill c A.O.Jones S.E.Gregory c L.C.Braund b J.V.Saunders 15 99 7 0 23 0 121-3 198. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 28, March 1, 3, 4 (Australia won by 32 runs) c A.J.Y.Hopkins b H.Trumble 35 189 1 0 13 0 144 c V.T.Trumper b H.Trumble 16 178 - - - - 255 199. A.C.MacLaren’s XI v South Australia, Adelaide, March 14, 15, 17, 18 (A.C.MacLaren’s XI won by six wickets) b J.P.F.Travers 2 318 207 1 c N.Claxton b A.E.Evans 25 196-4 306 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 9 0 166 35 18.44 - - 2 Other matches 5 9 0 193 87 21.33 - 1 3 Tour 10 18 0 359 87 19.94 - 1 5 Career 199 342 19 10009 233 30.98 19 47 170 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 66 14 177 6 4-68 29.50 - - Other matches 73.4 16 220 6 3-78 36.66 - - Tour (6-ball) 139.4 30 397 12 4-68 33.08 - - Career (6-ball) 1389.1 380 } 12405 558 8-29 22.23 32 2 (5-ball) 3716 1111 1902 Gloucestershire again finished second from bottom in the Championship. Jessop was top of the County’s batting averages and third in the bowling list. He was fifth equal in the national list of century makers. Gilbert Jessop’s fame across the years rests chiefly on his exploits at The Oval in the Fifth Test against Australia. He played in the First Test at Edgbaston, when rain spoilt the prospects of 26