John Newton Jacomb (3 October 1841 – 5 November 1891) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria during the 1860–61 season and one match for Otago in 1863–64.[1]

John Jacomb
Personal information
Full name
John Newton Jacomb
Born(1841-10-03)3 October 1841
New Town, Van Diemen's Land
Died5 November 1891(1891-11-05) (aged 50)
Walhalla, Victoria, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1860/61Victoria
1863/64Otago
Source: Cricinfo, 3 May 2015

Jacomb was born at New Town, Tasmania in 1841 and educated at Scotch College in Melbourne. He worked as a hotel keeper and mined gold. He died in 1891 at Walhalla, Victoria.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "John Jacomb". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 73. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)