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Gilbert Jessop
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Cricket player of England. (1874-1955)
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Gilbert Jessop was a male cricketer and association football player from the United Kingdom. He was born in Cheltenham in 1874 and educated at Christ's College. His sporting career included playing for the England cricket team, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, and Cambridge University Cricket Club. In football, he played as a goalkeeper for Cheltenham Town F.C.
Jessop was recognized in the Wisden Cricketer collection and received the award Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He spoke English and was known by his native name, Gilbert Jessop. He died in Dorchester in 1955.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Cricket
- Position
- Cricketer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gilbert
- Family name
- Jessop
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Cheltenham
- Place of death
- Dorchester
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- Cricket
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- Image
- Gilbert Jessop 1901.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gilbert Jessop
- date of birth
- 1874-05-19
- date of death
- 1955-05-11
- different from
- Gilbert Jessop
- name in native language
- Gilbert Jessop
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