Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

321. Gloucestershire v Essex, Bristol, August 6, 7 (Gloucestershire won by nine wickets) * c and b J.W.H.T.Douglas 75 173 84 1 did not bat - 39-1 127 322. Gloucestershire v Kent, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 13, 14, 15 (Kent won by ten wickets) * c F.H.Huish b C.Blythe 26 220 18 5 59 1 C.J.Burnup c E.P.Barnett 245 1 c J.R.Mason b A.Fielder 26 156 6 1 20 0 132-0 323. Gloucestershire v Sussex, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 16, 17 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 50 runs) * c J.Vine b A.E.Relf 28 277 63 164 1 324. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 20, 21 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 230 runs) * b R.D.Burrows 1 523 147 146 325. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bristol, August 23, 24, 25 (Gloucestershire won by 1 run) * c and b W.Ringrose 10 164 9 2 16 1 H.Myers c J.H.Board 159 c D.Hunter b G.H.Hirst 34 228 23.3 7 63 4 H.Rudston hit wkt 232 1 E.Smith b S.Haigh b W.Ringrose lbw 326. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Worcester, August 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) * b A.Bird 2 362 6 0 12 0 253 1 c W.B.Burns b A.Bird 14 246 14 2 58 0 333-9 1 327. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, August 30, 31, September 1 (Sussex won by four wickets) * b J.Vine 9 152 23 4 101 4 P.H.Latham c J.H.Board 298 J.Vine b G.Leach c J.H.Board C.L.A.Smith c H.Wrathall b G.Leach 54 281 4 0 9 0 136-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Gentlemen v Players 2 4 1 123 73* 41.00 - 1 - County Championship 18 32 0 825 87 25.78 - 6 22 Other Gloucestershire match 1 2 0 53 48 26.50 - - 2 Other matches 3 6 0 198 63 33.00 - 2 3 Season 24 44 1 1199 87 27.88 - 9 27 Career 327 560 26 16799 286 31.45 28 85 301 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players 23 4 93 1 1-53 93.00 - - County Championship 299.5 52 996 29 4-23 34.34 - - Other Glos match 25 2 111 4 4-111 27.75 - - Season 347.5 58 1200 34 4-23 35.29 - - Career (6-ball) 3109.4 800 } 17461 754 8-29 23.15 38 3 (5-ball) 3716 1111 1907 Gloucestershire were tenth in the Championship. Jessop was second in the County’s batting averages and sixth in their bowling list. He was 13th in the national batting averages. He was sixth equal in the list of century scorers. At Gloucester in June, Northamptonshire were dismissed for 12 runs. This equalled the record set in 1877 by Oxford University, batting one short, against MCC. The Northamptonshire innings lasted 69 balls and E.G.Dennett took 8 for 9 in 6 overs. Jessop played a dazzling innings in the Lord’s Test which would have been as celebrated as his 1902 innings at the Oval had he made it into three figures. He made 93 out of 145 runs in 75 minutes with 14 fours. The 93 was made off 39 balls of the 69 he faced. He drove, pulled and cut with great ease. He pulled the fastest bowling of J.J.Kotze and was out to a fine catch in front of the sight screen. Against Somerset 38