Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

300. Gloucestershire v Australians, College Ground, Cheltenham, August (28), 29, 30 (Match drawn) * c C.E.McLeod b W.P.Howell 8 137 8 1 25 1 V.T.Trumper b 195 not out 23 64-9 9 0 31 1 V.T.Trumper c R.T.Godsell 77-1d 301. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 31, September 1 (Gloucestershire won by 174 runs) * st M.W.Payne b F.A.Tarrant 2 148 18 5 46 3 J.Douglas b 100 D.Hendren b A.R.Litteljohn b b R.O.Schwarz 0 231 8 0 35 1 J.Douglas c J.H.Board 105 1 302. Gentlemen of South v Players of South, Hastings, September 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c W.S.Lees b J.T.Hearne 43 147-7 200 303. South of England v Australians, Hastings, September (11), 12, 13 (Match drawn) b M.A.Noble 0 134 - - - - 211 b M.A.Noble 1 166-7d 5 1 10 2 W.W.Armstrong b 46-2 A.Cotter b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test match 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - 1 Gentlemen v Players 2 4 0 39 19 9.75 - - - County Championship 18 31 1 942 234 31.40 1 7 27 Other Gloucestershire matches 3 5 1 41 23* 10.25 - - 3 Other matches 4 6 0 175 89 29.16 - 1 1 Season 28 47 2 1197 234 26.60 1 8 32 Career 303 516 25 15600 286 31.77 28 76 274 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test match 8 2 19 1 1-18 19.00 - - Gentlemen v Players 24 4 77 3 2-38 25.66 - - County Championship 366.3 105 1110 47 6-33 23.61 1 - Other Glos matches 58 11 180 3 1-25 6.00 - - Other matches 62.4 9 216 10 4-73 21.60 - - Season (6-ball) 519.1 131 1602 64 6-33 25.03 1 - Career (6-ball) 2761.5 742 } 16261 720 8-29 22.58 38 3 (5-ball) 3716 1111 1906 Gloucestershire were ninth in the Championship. Jessop was fifth in the County’s batting averages and seventh in their bowling list. For the first time since his maiden century in 1897, he failed to score a hundred in an English season. In the second innings for the Gentlemen at Lord’s, ‘Jessop was dropping on his right knee and lashing Fielder’s fast, straight good-length ball to the square-leg boundary. His pluck was no less admirable than his skill. Had he missed the ball with his bat he would probably have stopped it with his head.’ He made 73 out of 92 in 65 minutes and put on 49 for the last wicket, of which W.Brearley made 7. At the end of the season, Yorkshire had to beat Gloucestershire to retain the Championship. Gloucestershire had a first innings lead of 5 runs and set Yorkshire 234 to win. Jessop took 3 of the last 5 wickets to snatch a famous victory by one run. Kent won the Championship. Gilbert Laird Osborne Jessop was born on the 6th September at 10 Kensington Square Mansions. His father’s profession is given as ‘Journalist’. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 304. MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, May 7, 8, 9 (MCC won by 40 runs) b W.Rhodes 63 218 132 lbw b W.Rhodes 55 242 288 36