Full Name

John Jackson

Born

May 21, 1833, Bungay, Suffolk

Died

November 04, 1901, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, (aged 68y 167d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

For a time John Jackson was one of the fastest bowlers in England. He was tall, upright and strong and, according to Richard Daft, "had a peculiar habit of blowing his nose with a loud report whenever he took a wicket ... he was called "Foghorn" on this account." Daft added that Jackson was a rough-and -tumble character who was often involved in scrapes. On the unprepared wickets of the 1850s he made an immediate impact, and even though his style was more round-arm, his height and power made him a fearsome opponent. In 1859 he toured America, and in 1863-64 Australia with George Parr. But his form began to decline from then on, and in 1866 his career was effectively ended when he ruptured a blood vessel in his leg while playing for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire. He was also a more than capable batsman who liked nothing more than to hit the ball hard and high. After the injury, which laid him up for 20 weeks, he cast a sorry figure, ending up subsisting on handouts and he dying in Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary aged 69.
Martin Williamson

John Jackson Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC11519133199310012.61141050

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC1152082874916559/2711.432.1531.75920

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpire
FC11

Debut/Last Matches of John Jackson

Recent Matches of John Jackson

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
G Parr's XI vs 12 & 122/60 & 1/1705-Mar-1864MelbourneFC
G Parr's XI vs USA-Canada123/21 & 6/1721-Oct-1859RochesterOTHER
G Parr's XI vs Lower Canada107/21 & 6/2124-Sep-1859MontrealOTHER
North vs South0* & 16*8/20 & 1/1007-Sep-1857NottinghamFC
North vs Surrey5 & 8*2/37 & 1/1624-Aug-1857SheffieldFC

Photos of John Jackson

The England cricket team assembled at Lord's in London before leaving for the 1863 tour of Australia
England's 12 Champion Cricketers on board a ship at Liverpool bound for America in September 1859