Neville Jessopp

Neville Augustus Jessopp (31 July 1898 – 13 July 1977) was an English first-class cricketer.

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.