Anthony Jessup

Anthony Jessup
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Jessup
Born	31 August 1928; Blindley Heath, Surrey, England
Died	19 December 1996 (aged 68); Kensington, London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
1950–1951	Oxford University
Career statistics
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

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

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

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

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