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
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1974–1976	Cambridge 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

1. The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 692.
2. "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.

External links

• Edward Jackson at ESPNcricinfo