Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

year with the bat but only bowled four overs. He led Gloucestershire to their first win at the Oval for 13 years. This also saw the first ‘Bristol Week’ at the County Ground. In the Stock Exchange Year Book for 1910, Jessop is listed as a director of ‘Frank Sugg, Ltd’. In some of the advertisements in Wisden, Jessop is described as Chairman of Directors. The board also consisted of F.H. and W.Sugg. The company was originally formed in the 1890s but was re-registered on 22nd January 1906 and had its office at 12 Lord Street, Liverpool. It is described as ‘a business of athletic outfitters’ supplying equipment for cricket, tennis, croquet and golf. An autographed bat called the ‘Jessop Boundarie’ was priced at 25/-. Jessop was a director of this firm until 1920. At Stourbridge against Worcestershire, Jessop equalled his own record of 1904 by taking 28 runs off one over, from R.D.Burrows. In all, he made 165 out of 297 in 120 minutes with 6 sixes and 24 fours. He passed 50 in 25 minutes and 100 out of 123 in 60 minutes. He put on 135 for the 4th wicket with P.T.Mills and 72 for the 5th with D.L.Priestley. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 393. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, May 16, 17, 18 (Gloucestershire won by 141 runs) * c G.W.Hodgkinson b E.Robson 0 283 302 b E.Robson 74 217 57 1 394. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Southampton, May 26, 27, 28 (Hampshire won by nine wickets) * c C.B.Llewellyn b G.Brown 4 226 448 2 c C.P.Mead b J.G.Greig 4 354 133-1 395. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 30, 31, June 1 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) * b M.C.Bird 66 327 308 1 not out 16 98-4 115 396. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Bristol, June 6, 7, 8 (Middlesex won by 78 runs) * b F.A.Tarrant 14 164 227 lbw b F.A.Tarrant 0 63 78 1 397. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Bristol, June 9, (10), (11) (Match drawn) * 29-1 398. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Spa Ground, Gloucester, June 13, 14, 15 (Warwickshire won by 110 runs) * lbw b S.Santall 0 82 117 1 c W.G.Quaife b S.Santall 32 153 228 1 399. West of England v East of England, Cardiff, June 20, 21, 22 (West of England won by four wickets) * c J.Stone b B.Tremlin 16 199 295 2 not out 47 210-6 112 400. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 27, 28 (Middlesex won by an innings and 124 runs) * b J.T.Hearne 3 97 279 b J.T.Hearne 10 58 401. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bristol, July 4, 5, 6 (Hampshire won by seven wickets) * c J.Stone b C.B.Llewellyn 5 79 201 run out 4 224 103-3 402. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Amblecote, Stourbridge, July 7, 8 (Gloucestershire won by 94 runs) * c R.E.Turner b R.D.Burrows 6 63 115 1 c W.H.Taylor b E.G.Arnold 165 261 115 1 403. Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, July 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) * b W.Wells 162 466 430 b W.Wells 41 287-9d 208-7 1 404. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 18, 19, 20 (Warwickshire won by nine wickets) * c C.S.Baker b E.F.Field 4 179 302 absent ill - 217 95-1 405. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July (25), 26, 27 (Match drawn) * c E.B.Alletson b J.Iremonger 57 207 127 c W.R.D.Payton b W.Riley 24 134 193-9 1 406. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, August 1, 2, (3) (Match drawn) * c O.M.Samson b L.C.Braund 103 185 169 1 87-4 45