Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

George’s, Holborn. She had 12 children in 19 years. The obituary notice said she was the second daughter of ‘the late Colonel Samuel Hughes (Madras Army)’. Henry Edward was the son of Walter Jessop, solicitor. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 440. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Bristol, May 16, 17, 18 (Warwickshire won by three wickets) * c S.P.Kinneir b S.Santall 37 199 293 c W.C.Hands b E.F.Field 1 225 132-7 1 441. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21 (Surrey won by an innings and 87 runs) * b J.W.Hitch 5 126 410 c H.Strudwick b E.G.Hayes 17 197 442. Rest of England v MCC Australian XI (Test Trial), Lord’s, May 23, 24, 25 (MCC Australian XI won by an innings and 10 runs) c S.F.Barnes b F.R.Foster 88 237 509 c and b J.W.Hitch 55 262 443. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, May 27, 28, 29 (Somerset won by three wickets) * c L.C.Braund b E.Robson 2 217 2 0 7 0 293 1 c M.P.Bajana b E.Robson 32 252 - - - - 180-7 1 444. MCC v Oxford University, The Parks, June 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) * st R.H.Twining b J.N.Fraser 57 274 172 c E.W.S.Foljambe b G.E.V.Crutchley 74 126-5d 22-0 445. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Lord’s, June 10, 11, 12 (England won by an innings and 62 runs) b S.J.Pegler 3 337 58 217 1 446. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Headingley, June 17, (18), 19 (Yorkshire won by 74 runs) * b S.Haigh 0 68 4 1 7 0 82 2 b A.Drake 1 110 12 1 41 1 W.Rhodes c E.G.Dennett 170 1 447. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 20, 21, 22 (Gloucestershire won by 229 runs) * c E.G.Arnold b J.A.Cuffe 5 291 191 1 c R.E.Turner b E.G.Arnold 127 353-4d 224 448. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Headingley, July 8, 9, 10 (England won by 174 runs) b G.A.Faulkner 16 242 147 b A.W.Nourse 1 238 159 449. Gentlemen v Players, Kennington Oval, July 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) c J.R.Gunn b J.W.Hitch 5 366 378 c A.E.Relf b F.A.Tarrant 41 245-7d 136-5 450. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July 25, 26 (Gloucestershire won by one wicket) * b J.Iremonger 7 82 115 c J.Hardstaff, sen. b J.Iremonger 21 112-9 78 1 451. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Southampton, July (29), 30, (31) (Match drawn) * 101-6 452. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, August 5, (6), (7) (Match drawn) * 23-2 453. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, August 8, 9, (10) (Match drawn) * b C.K.Langley 4 113-5 17.1 5 39 3 G.W.Stephens c A.W.Roberts 307 1 S.Santall st H.Smith G.R.Byrne c H.Smith 454. Gloucestershire v Kent, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 12, 13, 14 (Kent won by nine wickets) * c W.J.Fairservice b C.Blythe 50 129 6.1 1 14 5 J.Seymour b 122 W.A.Powell lbw F.H.Huish b W.J.Fairservice b C.Blythe c H.Smith b C.Blythe 11 87 8 1 34 0 95-1 455. Gloucestershire v Australians, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) * b G.R.Hazlitt 2 150 16 4 49 2 D.B.M.Smith b 256 W.J.Whitty c C.S.Barnett - - - - 67-7 49