Robert Wilfred Fairey Jesson (17 June 1886 – 22 February 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
[3] Having appeared in the freshman's match at Oxford in 1907, Jesson made his debut in first-class cricket in the summer of the same year for Hampshire against Warwickshire at Southampton in the County Championship.
[5] He made a further ten appearances for Hampshire in 1907,[4] taking 17 wickets at an average of 28.66 in the season with his leg break bowling.
[9] 22 days later he was posted to the 5th (Service) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment,[1] with promotion to temporary lieutenant following in December.
[1] He received his final appointment in September 1916, when he was made a temporary major whilst second in command of a battalion.