Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

wicket with L.D.Brownlee, 113 for the 5th wicket with F.E.Thomas (24), 41 for the 6th with P.G. Robinson (8) and 52 with H.J.Huggins. Playing for the South of England v the South Africans at Hastings, Jessop claimed to be suffering from lumbago and was allowed a runner. After about ten minutes his ailment was forgotten as he ran half-way up the wicket against the fast bowler, J.J.Kotze. Jessop made 159* in two hours, hitting 26 fours. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 251. MCC v London County, Lord’s, May (2), 3, 4 (London County won by seven wickets) c C.Robson b W.W.Odell 0 89 - - - - 79 c J.Vine b W.G.Grace 0 186 7 0 31 0 198-3 252. Rest of England v MCC Australian XI, Lord’s, May 9, (10), 11 (Match drawn) c G.H.Hirst b L.C.Braund 4 247 300 34-1 253. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, May 16, 17, 18 (Gloucestershire won by three wickets) * c F.M.Lee b L.C.Braund 20 179 2 0 9 0 166 1 c L.C.Braund b E.Robson 61 298-7 - - - - 310 254. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, May 23, (24), 25 (Match drawn) * c A.E.Relf b F.W.Tate 26 171 309 st H.R.Butt b F.W.Tate 8 35-8 74-7d 255. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s May 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) * lbw b A.E.Trott 87 263 10 3 25 0 210 did not bat - 82-2 256. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 30, (31), June (1) (Match drawn) * c F.C.Holland b W.H. Lockwood 10 242 39-3 257. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Spa Ground, Gloucester, June 6, 7 (Nottinghamshire won by eight wickets) * c A.W.Hallam b J.R.Gunn 29 122 9 6 11 2 T.Simpson b 167 R.E.Hemingway c E.G.Dennett b T.G.Wass 10 177 - - - - 135-2 258. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Spa Ground, Gloucester, June 9, 10 (Lancashire won by an innings and 43 runs) * c L.O.S.Poidevin b J.Hallows 52 134 9 0 37 1 H.G.Garnett b 256 c and b J.Hallows 5 79 259. Gloucestershire v Kent, Tonbridge, June 23, 24 (Kent won by nine wickets) * b A.Fielder 27 143 8 1 20 0 294 c and b W.J.Fairservice 40 209 - - - - 60-1 260. Gentlemen v Players, Lord’s, July 4, 5, 6 (Gentlemen won by two wickets) st A.F.A.Lilley b L.C.Braund 12 171 10 0 34 2 J.H.King c H.C.McDonell 327 1 E.G.Arnold b c D.Denton b J.T.Hearne 2 412-8 5 0 31 0 255 261. England XI v South Africans, Lord’s, July 14, 15, 16 (South Africans won by 189 runs) b R.O.Schwarz 11 167 352 1 c E.A.Halliwell b J.H.Sinclair 34 203 207 2 262. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July 18, 19, 20 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 1 run) * c J.R.Gunn b J.W.Day 206 636 242 2 393 1 263. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Dewsbury, July 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) * c S.Haigh b W.Ringrose 48 186 12 0 41 1 H.Wilkinson b 279 1 c M.B.Hawke b W.Ringrose 43 343 - - - - 47-1 264. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Liverpool, July 25, 26, 27 (Lancashire won by an innings and 79 runs) * c W.Findlay b J.Hallows 0 125 5 2 13 0 346 1 b A.Kermode 1 142 265. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Bristol, August 1, 2, 3 (Gloucestershire won by 168 runs) * lbw b F.W.Tate 1 172 90 b F.W.Tate 3 227 141 1 32