Anthony Jessup

Anthony Jessup (31 August 1928 – 19 December 1996) was an English first-class cricketer.

Anthony Jessup
Personal information
Full nameAnthony Jessup
Born31 August 1928
Blindley Heath, Surrey, England
Died19 December 1996(1996-12-19) (aged 68)
Kensington, London, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19501951Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 18
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7*
Balls bowled 1,213
Wickets 19
Bowling average 22.73
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/30
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 May 2020

Jessup was born in August 1928 at Blindley Heath. He later studied at Jesus College at the University of Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Free Foresters at Oxford in 1950. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1951, making a total of seven appearances.[2] Playing as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took a total of 19 wickets at an average of 22.73. He took a five wicket haul on three occasions and ten wickets in a match one, with best figures of 5 for 30 on debut against the Free Foresters.[3] He took ten wickets in total in this match.[4] Jessup died at Kensington in December 1996.

References

  1. "Player profile: Anthony Jessup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Anthony Jessup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Anthony Jessup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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