Robert Jesson

Robert Jesson
Personal information
Full name Robert Wilfred Fairey Jesson
Born (1886-06-17)17 June 1886
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died 22 February 1917(1917-02-22) (aged 30)
Near Kut, Mesopotamia
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908 Oxford University
19071908 Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 15
Runs scored 198
Batting average 8.25
100s/50s /
Top score 38
Balls bowled 882
Wickets 21
Bowling average 25.14
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/42
Catches/stumpings 8/
Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2010

Robert Wilfred Fairey Jesson (17 June 1886 – 22 February 1917) was an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler.[1]

Jesson was born in Southampton, the son of solicitor's clerk Robert Jesson. He was educated at Sherborne School, where he represented the school cricket team, and at Merton College, Oxford.[2]

Jesson made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Warwickshire in the 1907 County Championship. On debut he took his maiden and only first-class five wicket haul, with figures of 5/42.[3] He played for Hampshire in 11 first-class matches in 1907.

In 1908 Jesson played a single first-class match for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He also played two first-class matches for Hampshire against Warwickshire and Northamptonshire that year.

Two years later in 1910, Jesson played his final first-class match for Hampshire against Sussex. In his first-class career, he scored 198 runs at a batting average of 8.25, with a high score of 38. With the ball he took 21 wickets at a bowling average of 25.14. All of his wickets came for Hampshire.

Jesson served in the First World War with the Wiltshire Regiment, where he held the rank of Major.[2] Jesson fought in the Mesopotamian campaign, where on 22 February 1917 he was killed in action.

References

  1. "Player Profile: Robert Jesson". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 53.
  3. "Scorecard: Hampshire v Warwickshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 8 July 1907. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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