Edward Jackson (cricketer, born 1955)

Edward John Wycliffe Jackson (born 26 March 1955) is an English former cricketer.

Edward Jackson
Personal information
Full name
Edward John Wycliffe Jackson
Born (1955-03-26) 26 March 1955 (age 69)
Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1974–1976Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 28 6
Runs scored 762 50
Batting average 16.93 10.00
100s/50s –/2 –/–
Top score 63 32
Balls bowled 3,886 324
Wickets 43 10
Bowling average 51.51 22.00
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/98 3/27
Catches/stumpings 4/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2019

Jackson was born at Kuala Lumpur in British Malaya, and was educated in England at Winchester College, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Leicestershire at Fenner's in 1974. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1976, making 27 appearances.[2] Playing as an all-rounder, he scored 694 runs in his 27 appearances for Cambridge, at an average of 16.13 and a high score of 63.[3] With his left-arm medium-fast bowling, Jackson took 42 wickets at a bowling average of 50.73. Though largely ineffective with the ball, he did take a five wicket haul against Oxford University in The University Match of 1975, with Jackson finishing with ten wickets in the match and accounting for nearly a quarter of his career first-class wicket tally in the process.[4][5] Jackson also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the touring West Indians in 1976.[2] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also represented the university List A one-day cricket, making four appearances in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup, before making two List A appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup.[6]

References

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  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 692.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Edward Jackson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Jackson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Edward Jackson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1975". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ "List A Matches played by Edward Jackson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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