Brian Jackson (cricketer)
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Albert Brian Jackson is a former English
cricket
er. who played for Derbyshire
from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.
Jackson was born Kettleshulme
, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone
. After playing in the Second XI for two years, Jackson made his first-class debut in the 1963 season
appearing against Somerset
in May, though he was absent hurt in the match. He saw action in his next game, against Glamorgan
, and was a regular member of the side for the rest of the season. He bowled steadily, and in one match against Hampshire he took eleven wickets for eighty runs. He received his Derbyshire cap and with his unrelated namesake Leslie Jackson retiring, was viewed as a future spearhead of the Derbyshire bowling. Like Leslie, Brian Jackson was not a strong batsman: he never reached 30 in a first-class innings and his runs exceeded his wickets by no more than 190 for his whole career.
In the 1964 season
, with 79 Championship wickets he was by far the best bowler in the team. In the 1965 season, he advanced further and with Harold Rhodes
formed an immensely powerful opening attack: the two bowlers were first and second in the national averages. Jackson's superb outswinger and extremely accurate length made him an extremely formidable opponent on the damp pitches of that summer, and he was never mastered even on the better pitches.
An immense amount was expected of Jackson even at 33. In the 1966 season
he achieved a few superb performances under helpful conditions, such as eight for 18 in the first innings and twelve for 49 in the match against Warwickshire at Coventry but overall the performance was disappointing in this and in the 1967 season. In 1967 he took eleven for 69 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston but was dropped from the Derbyshire eleven late in the season. One match for MCC
in 1967 was his only first-class match for a team other than Derbyshire. After a poor performance in the 1968 season
, he was not re-engaged for 1969.
Jackson was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 457 first class wickets at an average of 18.94 and with a best performance of 8 for 18. He took 4 wickets in the one day game He was a right-handed batsman and played 160 innings in 149 first class matches with an average of 8.4 and a top score of 27. He played 4 innings in 6 one-day matches.
Jackson represented Cheshire
in the Minor Counties Championship between 1969 and 1970.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.
Jackson was born Kettleshulme
Kettleshulme
Kettleshulme is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is close to the border with Derbyshire, on the B5470 road from Whaley Bridge to Macclesfield, in the valley of the Todd Brook, a tributary of the...
, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone
Epperstone
Epperstone is a village in Nottinghamshire located near both Lowdham and Calverton. The village has a population of around 500.- History :Epperstone is located in the valley of the Dover Beck, south-west of Southwell. It has an area of , of which are wooded...
. After playing in the Second XI for two years, Jackson made his first-class debut in the 1963 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1963
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1963 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won two championship matches and lost fourteen to finish seventeenth in the County...
appearing against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
in May, though he was absent hurt in the match. He saw action in his next game, against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, and was a regular member of the side for the rest of the season. He bowled steadily, and in one match against Hampshire he took eleven wickets for eighty runs. He received his Derbyshire cap and with his unrelated namesake Leslie Jackson retiring, was viewed as a future spearhead of the Derbyshire bowling. Like Leslie, Brian Jackson was not a strong batsman: he never reached 30 in a first-class innings and his runs exceeded his wickets by no more than 190 for his whole career.
In the 1964 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1964 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety three years. It was their sixtieth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth in the County Championship...
, with 79 Championship wickets he was by far the best bowler in the team. In the 1965 season, he advanced further and with Harold Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
formed an immensely powerful opening attack: the two bowlers were first and second in the national averages. Jackson's superb outswinger and extremely accurate length made him an extremely formidable opponent on the damp pitches of that summer, and he was never mastered even on the better pitches.
An immense amount was expected of Jackson even at 33. In the 1966 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1966 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-five years. In the County Championship, they won eight matches to finish ninth in their sixty-second season in the Championship...
he achieved a few superb performances under helpful conditions, such as eight for 18 in the first innings and twelve for 49 in the match against Warwickshire at Coventry but overall the performance was disappointing in this and in the 1967 season. In 1967 he took eleven for 69 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston but was dropped from the Derbyshire eleven late in the season. One match for MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
in 1967 was his only first-class match for a team other than Derbyshire. After a poor performance in the 1968 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1968
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1968 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-seven years. In the County Championship, they won six matches to finish eighth in their sixty-fourth season in the Championship...
, he was not re-engaged for 1969.
Jackson was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 457 first class wickets at an average of 18.94 and with a best performance of 8 for 18. He took 4 wickets in the one day game He was a right-handed batsman and played 160 innings in 149 first class matches with an average of 8.4 and a top score of 27. He played 4 innings in 6 one-day matches.
Jackson represented Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship between 1969 and 1970.
External links
- Brian Jackson at Cricket Archive
- First-class bowling