Gilbert Laird Jessop
b. 19th May 1874
d. 11th May 1955

Here are some details of performances in English domestic cricket by the greatest fast-scoring batsman of all time - GL Jessop. I have recently been able to research in extra detail the seasons 1894 to 1898 through the files of the Manchester Guardian. Other information on his career has been gathered from The Times, various editions of Wisden, "The Croucher" by Gerald Brodribb, and "G.L. Jessop" by CJ Britton. Ideally the newspapers from the county of Gloucestershire need to be read in detail, plus the many other local papers from cities where Jessop played.

When reading these figures please keep in mind that from 1910 onwards all hits over the boundary were awarded six runs for the stroke. Therefore most of Jessop's career (the 1894-1909 period) was played under a system that only awarded six runs for hits right out of the ground. Many of his scoring strokes which counted as four were in fact hits into the pavilion, stands or crowd. My investigations continue....
(details last updated 2nd June 2002)

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1902 to 1914 has had very little detailed work done so far. I've selected one match per season for your interest.
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1894 162 @ 13.60
Glos v Lancashire(1st inns)	July 30-31	29 in ? mins	5 x 4s
Glos v Lancashire(2nd inns)	July 30-31	19 in ? mins	3 x 4s
Glos v Somerset	August 27-28	61* in less than 50 mins	2 x 6s, 5 x 4s

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1895 525 @ 21.21
Glos v Lancashire	July 22-24	32 in 20 mins	7 x 4s
Glos v Notts	July 25-27	55 in 35 mins	8 x 4s
Glos v Warwickshire(1st inns)	August 1-3	40 in 35 mins	-
Glos v Warwickshire(2nd inns)	August 1-3	50 in just over 30 mins	9 x 4s
Glos v Sussex	August 5-7	53 in 30 mins	9 x 4s
Glos v Middlesex	August 8-10	31 in 20 mins	-
Glos v Yorkshire	August 22-24	63 in less than 30 mins (reached 50 in 18 mins)	12 x 4s

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1896 673 @ 21.22
Cambridge v Yorkshire	June 4-5	47 in 25 mins	10 x 4s
Cambridge v MCC & Grd	June 16-17	21 in ? mins	4 x 4s in succession off Trott
Cambridge v Sussex	June 22-24	93 in 75 mins	17 x 4s
Glos v Yorkshire	July 27-28	33 in 25 mins	5 x 4s
Glos v Lancashire(1st inns)	July 30-31	29* in ? mins	at least 2 hits over boundary on full
Glos v Lancashire(2nd inns)	July 30-31	81 in 75 mins	14 x 4s
Glos v Middlesex(1st inns)	August 6-8	44 in 45 mins	8 x 4s
Glos v Middlesex(2nd inns)	August 6-8	66 in 50 mins	11 x 4s
Glos v Nottinghamshire	August 13-14	71 in about 65 mins	-
Glos v Australians	August 20-22	30 in 30 mins	-

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1897 1219 @ 29.30
Cambridge v Thornton's XI(1st inns)	May 10-12	18 in ? mins	only 5 scoring strokes (all off Hearne)
Cambridge v Thornton's XI(2nd inns)	May 10-12	37 in 25 mins	7 x 4s
Cambridge v Yorkshire	May 27-29	25* in ? mins	off five overs
Glos v Surrey	May 31-June 2	26 in less than 20 mins	at least 1 over boundary hit
Cambridge v Philadelphians	June 14-15	140 in 95 mins	2 x 6s, 1 x 5, 21 x 4s
Cambridge v Sussex	June 24-26	72 in 55 mins	12 x 4s
Cambridge v MCC & Grd	June 28-29	31 in 25 mins	7 x 4s
Cambridge v Oxford	July 5-7	42 in less than 15 mins	9 x 4s (at least 2 over boundary hits)
Gents v Players	July 12-14	67 in 35 mins	1 x 5, 11 x 4s
Glos v Philadelphians	July 15-17	101 in 90 mins	15 x 4s
Glos v Warwickshire	July 19-21	126 in 95 mins	19 x 4s (at least 5 or 6 over boundary hits)
Glos v Lancashire	July 26-28	49 in 25 mins	9 x 4s (4 hits over boundary)
Glos v Yorkshire	July 29-31	101 in 40 mins	4 x 6s, 15 x 4s
Glos v Middlesex	August 5-7	43 in 45 mins	-
Glos v Somerset	August 19-21	90 in 55 mins	1 x 6, 15 x 4s
Glos v Surrey(1st inns)	August 23-25	18 in 10 mins	-
Glos v Surrey(2nd inns)	August 23-25	23 in 15 mins	-

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1898 873 @ 24.20
Cambridge v Webbe's XI	May 26-28	35 in 27 mins	1 x 6
Glos v Sussex(1st inns)	May 30-June 1	36 in ? mins	6 x 4s
Glos v Sussex(2nd inns)	May 30-June 1	37* in 30 mins	-
Cambridge v Hampshire	June 13-14	55 in 45 mins	10 x 4s
Cambridge v MCC & Grd	June 23-25	47 in 35 mins	-
Glos v Warwickshire	July 11-13	30 in 15 mins	1 x 5, 6 x 4s
Glos v Somerset	July 14-16	65 in just over 50 mins	11 x 4s
Glos v Nottinghamshire	July 21-23	21 in 20 mins	-
Glos v Kent	August 8-9	62 in just under 60 mins	6 x 4s
Glos v Warwickshire	August 11-13	26 in 25 mins	-
Glos v Surrey	August 22-24	19* in ? mins (out of last 21 needed to win)	-
Rest of Eng. v Stoddart's XI(1st inns)	September 5-7	32 in less than 30 mins	7 x 4s
Rest of Eng. v Stoddart's XI(2nd inns)	September 5-7	112* in 70 mins (100 in 60 mins)	22 x 4s reached 100 with 4443 from consecutive balls off T. Richardson

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1899 1483 @ 33.70
Cambridge v Yorkshire	May 18-20	171* in less than 120 mins	27 x 4s
Cambridge v Oxford	July 3-5	46 in 25 mins	-
Glos v Nottinghamshire	July 20-22	126 in less than 90 mins (100 in 60)	-
Glos v Sussex	August 7-9	56 in 50 mins	-
Glos v Australians	August 17-19	57 in 60 mins	-

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1900 2210 @ 40.18
Glos v Kent	May 21-23	77 in 45 mins	-
Glos v Somerset	May 28-29	52 in 20 mins	-
Glos v Surrey	May 31-June 2	87 in about 65 mins	-
Glos v Sussex	June 4-6	179 in 105 mins	34 x 4s
Glos v Middlesex(1st inns)	June 14-16	109 in 65 mins	-
Glos v Middlesex(2nd inns)	June 14-16	58* in 37 mins	-
Glos v Lancashire	June 18-20	82 in 50 mins	-
Glos v Yorkshire(1st inns)	July 23-25	104 in 70 mins	1 x 6, 16 x 4s
Glos v Yorkshire(2nd inns)	June 14-16	139 in 95 mins	7 x 6s, 14 x 4s
Glos v Surrey(1st inns)	August 23-25	54 in 45 mins	-
Glos v Surrey(2nd inns)	August 23-25	54 in 55 mins	-
Glos v Worcestershire	August 27-29	102 in 75 mins	-
Thornton's XI v Yorkshire	September 3-5	95 in 50 mins	3 x 6s
South v North	September 6-8	123* in 75 mins	-
South v North	September 13-15	77 in about 55 mins	-

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1901 2323 @ 40.75
London County v Surrey	May 6-8	60 in 23 mins	4 x 5s, 8 x 4s
Glos v Nottinghamshire	May 13-15	76 in about 65 mins	-
MCC & Grd v Leicestershire(1st inns)	May 16-18	169 in 105 mins	1 x 6, 1 x 5, 26 x 4s
MCC & Grd(2nd inns)	May 16-18	49 in 35 mins	-
Glos v Sussex	May 27-29	57 in 35 mins	-
Glos v Middlesex	May 30-June 1	124 in 75 mins	-
Glos v Derbyshire	June 17-19	53 in 40 mins	-
Glos v Warwickshire	June 27-29	106 in 85 mins	-
Gents v Players	July 8-10	35 in 17 mins	-
Glos v Sussex	August 5-6	66 in 28 mins	-
Rest of England v Yorkshire	September 12-14	233 in 150 mins	2 x 5s, 33 x 4s

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1902 1562 @ 33.95
Glos v Nottinghamshire	July 24-26	126 in 95 mins	24 x 4s

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1903 1382 @ 38.38
Glos v Sussex	June 1-3	286 in 170 mins	41 x 4s

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1904 1450 @ 35.36
Glos v Nottinghamshire	July 18-20	206 in 145 mins	27 x 4s

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1905 1197 @26.60
Glos v Somerset	June 26-28	234 in 155 mins	40 x 4s

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1906 1199 @ 27.88
MCC & Grd v Yorkshire(1st inns)	May 7-9	63 in 50 mins	13 x 4s
MCC & Grd v Yorkshire(2nd inns)	May 7-9	55 in 30 mins	-

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1907 1754 @ 36.54
Gents of South v Players of South	September 2-4	191 in 90 mins	5 x 6s, 30 x 4s

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1908 1885 @ 41.88
Glos v Nottinghamshire	May 28-30	106 in 80 mins	4 x 6s, 1 x 5, 11 x 4s

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1909 665 @ 35.00
Glos v Middlesex	May 17-18	69 in 45 mins	-

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1910 1142 @ 33.58
Glos v Worcestershire	July 7-8	165 in 120 mins	6 x 6s, 20 x 4s

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1911 1907 @ 42.37
Jessop's XI v Warner's XI	June 1-3	122* in less than 90 mins	2 x 6s, 16 x 4s

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1912 804 @ 22.23
MCC v Oxford	June 3-5	74 in 55 mins	1 x 6, 7 x 4s

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1913 1244 @ 35.54
Lord Londesborough's XI v Kent	September 8-10	116 in 60 mins	4 x 6s, 19 x 4s

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1914 498 @ 22.63
Glos v Lancashire	July 27-29	31 in 11 mins	1 x 6, 4 x 4s

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