[3] He retained his place when King returned and in 22 matches in 1905 took 102 wickets at an average of 23.79, a material part of Leicestershire's most successful season since they achieved first-class status in 1895.
[7] Jayes' batting and bowling returns in 1906 were similar to those of the previous season, though Leicestershire were a poor team, disunited on the field and off it, according to the report in the 1907 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
[6] The runs included his only first-class century, an innings of exactly 100 made in 105 minutes as part of a seventh-wicket stand of 158 with Albert Knight in the game against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
[11] The selection committee who chose the team for the second Test at Lord's omitted Gilbert Jessop and named 13 players, including both Jayes and King of Leicestershire, plus Tom Hayward if he could prove his fitness.
[13] Wisden's editor Sydney Pardon blamed "extraordinary blundering" in the selection committee for a match that, he wrote, "proved the turning point of the season".
[18] In 1911, Jayes was suffering from tuberculosis and played only two matches for Leicestershire, failing to take a single wicket, before dropping out of the team.