Famous Cricketers No 84 - G.L.Jessop

476. Gloucestershire v Surrey, Bristol, August 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by 303 runs) b W.C.Smith 32 158 4 1 13 0 238 lbw b W.C.Smith 30 127 13 1 48 1 M.C.Bird lbw 350 2 477. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Bournemouth, August 28, 29, 30 (Hampshire won by 315 runs) c J.Stone b A.S.Kennedy 42 238 278 1 c H.C.McDonell b A.S.Kennedy 1 83 358-8d 478. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September (1), 2, 3 (Match drawn) b M.W.Booth 17 124 138 c W.Rhodes b G.H.Hirst 11 98-8 169-8d 1 479. Gentlemen v Players, Scarborough, September 4, 5, 6 (Gentlemen won by six runs) b C.Blythe 119 266 - - - - 270 c J.W.Hearne b W.Rhodes 2 255 1 0 5 1 C.Blythe c G.C.Napier 245 1 480. Lord Londesborough’s XI v Kent, Scarborough, September 8, 9, 10 (Lord Londesborough’s XI won by 337 runs) c F.H.Huish b A.Fielder 116 328 109 c F.H.Huish b D.W.Carr 8 220 102 481. Rest of England v Kent and Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, September 15, 16, 17 (Rest of England won by an innings and 45 runs) c M.W.Booth b A.Fielder 9 266 154 2 67 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Gentlemen v Players 3 6 0 373 119 62.16 2 2 2 County Championship 12 23 1 583 87 26.50 - 4 19 Other matches 4 7 0 288 116 41.14 1 2 4 Season 19 36 1 1244 119 35.54 3 8 25 Career 481 832 36 26200 286 32.91 53 125 452 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Gentlemen v Players 17 0 60 1 1-5 60.00 - - County Championship 213.1 38 590 25 4-57 23.60 - - Season (6-ball) 230.1 38 650 26 4-57 25.00 - - Career (6-ball) 3835.1 960 } 19468 855 8-29 22.76 41 4 (5-ball) 3716 1111 1914 Gloucestershire finished bottom of the Championship. Jessop was fifth in the County’s batting averages and second in the bowling. Newspaper reports of the MCC v Cambridge University match are alongside photographs and articles on the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. In the match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, he made his last score of 50, reaching the half-century out of 62 runs in 24 minutes. The innings included one six and eight fours. He also took 4 catches at deep cover point. Newspaper reports describe Jessop’s fielding this year as still being up to his highest standard. Against Somerset at the Bristol County Ground, Gilbert Jessop ended his first-class career in the same vein that he started it. In the first innings he made 25 in 18 minutes, with one six and two fours. In the second, he hit his first ball for 4 and was stumped off his third. Gloucestershire won an exciting up and down match by one wicket. It was Gloucestershire’s only win of the season. War was declared on the last day of the match and although first-class cricket continued for some weeks, Jessop volunteered immediately, signalling the end of his first-class career. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 482. Gloucestershire v Somerset, Taunton, June 1, 2, 3 (Somerset won by seven wickets) st A.E.Newton b J.C.White 6 184 6 0 31 0 394 c A.E.S.Rippon b J.C.White 7 343 - - - - 134-3 52