Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

286 out of 355 while at the wicket, in 175 minutes. With J.H.Board, he put on 320 in 150 minutes for the 6th wicket. It is still the Gloucestershire record for this wicket. He came in at 94 for 3 and was 9* at lunch. He reached 50 in 30 minutes, 100 in 70 minutes and 200 in two hours. The score was 449 when he was out. A further 31 runs were scored before stumps. While making 168 against Lancashire at Bristol, Jessop took two hours to reach his century. This is his slowest recorded time for reaching this target and is one of only three occasions in which it is stated that he reached his hundred at slower than a run-a-minute. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 229. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Bristol, May 14, 15, (16) (Match drawn) * c A.O.Jones b A.W.Hallam 77 250 148 1 126-7 1 230. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bristol, May 18, 19 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 142 runs) * b G.H.Hirst 0 101 18 3 61 0 313 2 c S.Haigh b G.H.Hirst 7 70 231. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 25, 26 (Middlesex won by an innings and 118 runs) * c W.P.Robertson b G.W.Beldam 1 188 23 4 73 2 B.J.T.Bosanquet c J.H.Board 502 B.C.Gordon-Lennox b c B.J.T.Bosanquet b G.W.Beldam 49 196 232. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 28, 29 (Surrey won by four wickets) * c W.Brockwell b H.P.Clode 69 155 17 4 46 2 W.Brockwell c and b 160 3 W.H.Lockwood b st H.Strudwick b H.P.Clode 0 94 - - - - 92-6 233. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, June 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) * c K.S.Ranjitsinhji b E.H.Killick 286 482 7.3 4 18 1 F.W.Marlow c F.G.Roberts 266 2 6 1 31 0 325-4 234. Gloucestershire v London County, Crystal Palace, June 4, 5, 6 (London County won by seven wickets) * c and b W.G.Grace 6 397 311 absent ill - 61 150-3 235. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Bristol, June 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) * c L.Radcliffe b R.H.Spooner 168 451 2 1 7 0 210 6 1 19 0 164-3 236. Gloucestershire v Kent, Tonbridge, June 18, (19), (20) (Match drawn) * b A.Hearne 8 31 - - - - 148 2 8 3 12 1 J.Seymour c E.J.Spry 60-3 237. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Spa Ground, Gloucester, June 25, 26 (Somerset won by an innings and 72 runs) * b B.Cranfield 4 61 11 2 27 0 269 3 st H.Martyn b L.C.Braund 4 136 238. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bath, July 2, 3 (Somerset won by ten wickets) * c F.P.Hardy b L.C.Braund 41 172 25.5 4 98 5 L.C.Braund c P.T.Mills 270 2 E.Robson c J.H.Board F.P.Hardy lbw H.Martyn c H.Wrathall B.Cranfield c J.H.Board c H.Martyn b E.Robson 81 132 - - - - 36-0 239. Gentlemen v Players, Kennington Oval, July 9, 10, 11 (Gentlemen won by 54 runs) c W.Rhodes b E.G.Arnold 40 311 188 run out 19 171 240 1 240. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Bristol, July 16, 17, 18 (Warwickshire won by nine wickets) * b S.Hargreave 7 154 20 8 25 1 W.G.Quaife c F.G.Robinson 183 2 c W.G.Quaife b F.Moorhouse 0 193 13 3 43 0 165-1 241. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) * c S.P.Kinneir b C.Charlesworth 97 278 11 6 15 0 249 - - - - 65-1 30