Vic Jackson Explained

Vic Jackson
Fullname:Victor Edward Jackson
Birth Date:25 October 1916[1]
Birth Place:Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Death Date:30 January 1965 (aged 48)
Death Place:near Manildra, New South Wales, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off-break
Right-arm medium
Club1:New South Wales
Club2:Leicestershire
Year2:1938–1956
Debutdate1:30 October
Debutyear1:1936
Debutfor1:New South Wales
Debutagainst1:Queensland
Lastdate1:10 September
Lastyear1:1958
Lastfor1:Commonwealth XI
Lastagainst1:England XI
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:354
Runs1:15,698
Bat Avg1:28.43
100S/50S1:21/73
Top Score1:170
Deliveries1:64,389
Wickets1:965
Bowl Avg1:24.74
Fivefor1:43
Tenfor1:7
Best Bowling1:8/43
Catches/Stumpings1:254/–
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/vic-jackson-6003 Cricinfo
Date:1 July
Year:2024

Victor Edward Jackson (25 October 1916 – 30 January 1965) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for New South Wales and Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

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 who raised a powerful private side based at his home at Stanford Hall. Along with Jack Walsh, 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 (1938–39) in first-class matches. He returned to Australian to appear in eight matches during the 1940–41 season, including one in the DG Bradman's XI v VY Richardson's XI testimonial game.

County cricket

After World War II, Jackson returned to England make his Championship debut in 1946 County season. He took 88 wickets at 21.90 and passed 1000 runs.

Jackson was prominent all-rounder, bowling off-breaks at a brisk pace with a rather low arm that meant that he sometimes bowled a slow looping delivery.[2] He played with Leicestershire until 1956, scoring 14,379 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.

League cricket

Jackson played as the professional for Rawtenstall in the Lancashire League in 1957 and 1958, also making two final first-class appearances in the Torquay Festival. In the last, he captained a Commonwealth XI against an England XI.

Death

Jackson was killed in a traffic accident near a level crossing in New South Wales in 1965, aged 48.[3]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6003.html Vic Jackson
  2. Cricketer 1952 Trevor Bailey on Leicestershire
  3. "Death by Misadventure". The Cricket Statistician 2007