Trevor Jesty

Trevor Edward Jesty (born 2 June 1948 ) is an English former cricketer and cricket umpire. As a player he was an all rounder (a right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler under the guidance of coach Arthur Holt. An all-rounder, Jesty made his debut for Hampshire in a first-class match against Essex at Portsmouth in the 1966 County Championship. He would not play for Hampshire's first team again until the 1968 season; after playing two first-class matches against Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Jesty made three appearances in the County Championship. amongst these was a counter-attacking unbeaten 55 made in a two runs defeat to Somerset in the Championship in May, when he hit nine fours and nearly took Hampshire to an unlikely victory, having been 107 for 7 in pursuit of 170 runs. With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 33 wickets at a bowling average of 27.96. In a season in which the one-day format was expanded with the introduction of the Player's County League, Jesty made his List A one-day debut against Kent. He went on to make 15 appearances in the league, taking 18 wickets at 23.83. He made 22 first-class appearances in the 1970 season, scoring 572 runs at 24.86, including three half centuries.

Jesty scored 702 runs at 22.64 from 23 first-class matches in 1971, and the John Player League in 1975 and 1978.

Later years at Hampshire Jesty played 10 one-day internationals for England, most of them during the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup tournament in 1983. His highlight was scoring 52 not out from 35 balls against New Zealand at Adelaide. He was named in the England squad for the 1983 World Cup. He was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1983 for his performances during the 1982 English cricket season, during which he scored 1,645 runs at 58.75, including eight hundreds, and took 31 wickets.

Move to Surrey After playing 340 games for Hampshire,

Career end with Lancashire Jesty moved to Lancashire for the 1988 season. Into his forties he helped Lancashire to win the Refuge Assurance Cup in 1988, top-scoring in the final against Worcestershire, and the Refuge Assurance League in 1989. He was still at the county during its success in 1990, although appearing more in Refuge Assurance League fixtures.

Playing style and statistics In total Jesty scored 1,000 runs in a first-class season 10 times. He continued as a first-class umpire until his retirement in 2013.