Vic Jackson
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| Matches | 354 | |
| Runs scored | 15698 | |
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28.43 | |
| 100s/50s | 21/73 | |
| Top score | 170 | |
| Balls bowled | 64389 | |
| Wickets | 965 | |
| Bowling average Bowling average Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned... |
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| 10 wicket Wicket In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings:-Definitions of wicket:Most of the time, the wicket is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch... s in match |
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| Best Bowling | 8-43 | |
| Catches/Stumpings | 254/0 | |
| First class debut: 30 October 1936 Last first class game: 10 September 1956 Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5924/5924.html |
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Victor Edward Jackson (25 October 1916 – 30 January 1965) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for New South Wales and Leicestershire.
From Australia to Cahn's XI
Jackson made his first class debut during the 1936/37 Sheffield Shield season with New South Wales.He was brought over to Britain by Sir Julien Cahn
Julien Cahn
Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet was an entrepreneur, philanthropist and supporter of cricket.-His cricket XI:...
who raised a powerful private side based at his home at Stanford Hall. Along with Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
John Edward "Jack" Walsh, born at Walcha, New South Wales on 4 December 1912 and died at Wallsend, New South Wales on 20 May 1980, was an Australian cricketer who played nearly all of his cricket in England....
, Jackson played non-championship matches with Leicestershire against the Australian side. He played against Oxford University the following year. He played frequently for Cahn's XI in non first class matches but played against Glamorgan and on tour against New Zealand (1938/1939) in first class matches.
He returned to Australian to appear in eight matches during the 1940/1941 season, including one in the DG Bradman's XI v YV Richardsons XI testimonial game
County Cricket
It was after the war that he returned to make his Championship debut in 1946 County season. He took 88 wickets at 21.90 and passed 1000 runs.Vic Jackson was prominent allrounder, bowling off breaks at a brisk pace with a rather low arm that meant that he sometimes bowled a slow looping delivery. He played with Leicestershire until 1956, scoring 14379 runs and taking 930 wickets. His career best figures of 8 for 43 were taken against Glamorgan in his final season. With the bat he scored 21 hundreds, scoring 170 against Northamptonshire in 1948 as his best. He passed a thousand runs, eleven times and took 112 wickets in 1955 to complete the double. He took over ninety wickets on three occasions.