G. L. Jessop by Frank Reynolds
Lords of Lord's no. IV - The Croucher'. One of the biggest hitters ever seen on the cricket field, Mr. G. L. Jessop. Sketches by Frank Reynolds in The Sketch magazine. Gilbert Laird Jessop (1874 - 1955), English cricket player, often reckoned to have been the fastest run-scorer cricket has ever known. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1898. He was known as The Croucher due to his hunched stance at the crease
Picture No
14152802
Media ID
48877832
Size
406px x 600px
(9.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Frank Reynolds in The Sketch', 17th July 1912, page 43
Date
1912
