Neville Augustus Jessopp (31 July 1898 – 13 July 1977) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Neville Augustus Jessopp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1898 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 July 1977 (aged 78) Claremont, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914–1920 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jessopp was born at Sleaford, Lincolnshire and was educated at Harrow School.[1] He left Harrow in 1916 and went straight into the British Army for service in the First World War, serving as a second lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards.[2] He resigned his commission shortly after the war, on account of ill health.[3] He made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1919, playing against the Australian Imperial Forces and Oxford University.[4] He took 7 wickets in these two matches with his left-arm fast-medium bowling, with best figures of 3 for 64.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Jessopp also played minor counties cricket for Norfolk. He debuted before the war in 1914, before making five further appearances in the Minor Counties Championship in 1920.[6] He later emigrated to British East Africa, where he became a farmer.[1] He moved to South Africa later in life, where he died at Claremont, Cape Province.
References
edit- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries before 1978". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "No. 30342". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 October 1917. p. 10742.
- ^ "No. 31213". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 March 1919. p. 3094.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Neville Jessopp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Neville Jessopp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neville Jessopp". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2019.