Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

scored his runs so rapidly, this is a quite remarkable achievement. J.B.Hobbs passed his total before the outbreak of World War One. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 463. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, May (12), 13, 14 (Match drawn) c A.E.Newton b J.C.White 6 55 - - - - 166 2 c P.R.Johnson b F.P.Hardy 21 104-8 8 2 21 1 E.S.M.Poyntz b 96-8d 464. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 19, 20, 21 (Surrey won by 260 runs) c H.Strudwick b E.G.Hayes 49 255 13 1 46 3 H.S.Harrison c H.Smith 330 J.W.Hitch b H.Strudwick c A.E.Dipper st H.Strudwick b T.Rushby 13 117 5 0 30 0 302 465. MCC v Oxford University, The Parks, May 22, 23 (Oxford University won by an innings and 41 runs) * b P.H.Davies 59 249 445 1 c B.G.van B.Melle b P.H.Davies 68 155 466. Gloucestershire v Lancashire, Bristol, June 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b H.Dean 3 160 25 4 65 3 A.H.Hornby b 282 1 J.T.Tyldesley c D.C.Robinson J.Sharp b b K.G.McLeod 7 231-5 13 3 41 1 J.W.H.Makepeace b 298-6d 467. Gloucestershire v Kent, Bristol, June 23, 24 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) c C.E.Hatfeild b F.E.Woolley 1 202 21 3 64 4 H.T.W.Hardinge c H.Smith 220 3 J.Seymour c and b J.C.Hubble c L.L.Cranfield E.W.Dillon c and b lbw b W.J.Fairservice 10 132-4 8 3 9 0 113 468. Gentlemen v Players, Kennington Oval, July 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c J.Seymour b J.R.Gunn 81 139 - - - - 131 c J.B.Hobbs b F.A.Tarrant 107 424-9d 1 0 6 0 334-8 1 469. Gentlemen v Players, Lord’s, July 14, (15), 16 (Players won by seven wickets) c F.E.Woolley b F.A.Tarrant 63 232 10 0 33 0 212 b S.F.Barnes 1 102 5 0 16 0 126-3 470. Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July 17, 18, 19 (Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 134 runs) c T.W.Oates b J.Iremonger 0 244 11 1 35 0 530-9d st T.W.Oates b W.Riley 82 152 471. Gloucestershire v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, July 21, 22 (Gloucestershire won by two runs) c D.Denton b M.W.Booth 67 157 21 2 57 4 A.Drake c C.W.L.Parker 172 2 B.B.Wilson lbw G.H.Hirst c J.H.Board P.Holmes b c A.W.White b R.Kilner 40 124 4.1 2 3 2 A.W.White b 107 2 A.Dolphin b 472. Gloucestershire v Kent, Gravesend, July 28, 29 (Kent won by eight wickets) c E.Humphreys b D.W.Carr 87 144 249 1 st F.H.Huish b D.W.Carr 3 176 72-2 473. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol, August 4, 5, 6 (Gloucestershire won by seven wickets) * b E.Robson 0 308 11 3 24 0 214 not out 35 208-3 7 1 15 0 300 474. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, College Ground, Cheltenham, August 11, 12 (Gloucestershire won by 28 runs) lbw b H.C.McDonell 54 169 22 2 67 3 E.M.Sprot c C.W.L.Parker 196 3 C.P.Mead c C.O.H.Sewell G.Brown c D.C.Robinson c H.A.W.Bowell b G.Brown 0 152 21 8 23 3 C.P.Mead c A.E.Dipper 97 1 C.H.Abercrombie c D.C.Robinson E.R.Remnant c H.A.W.Bowell 475. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, August 21, 22 (Sussex won by 470 runs) b N.J.Holloway 0 66 6 1 29 0 309 1 absent hurt - 80 - - - - 307-5d 51