Finlay Jackson
Encyclopedia
Finlay William Jackson was an Irish cricketer
and Rugby Union
player.
, a Five Nations
match against England on 10 February 1923. He would play much more for Ireland at his other sport, cricket
.
bowler, Jackson played eight times for the Ireland cricket team between 1923 and 1933 including three first-class
matches.
He made his debut for Ireland in August 1923, playing against Wales in Cardiff
. His second game for Ireland was also against Wales, this time in Belfast, and this was followed by his first match against Scotland, which was also his first first-class match. He rounded off the year with two matches against the MCC
. He also played that year for a North of Ireland team against Wales.
He played twice for Ireland in 1925, against Scotland and Wales, which were his final first-class games. He then spent eight years away from the Ireland team, returning for one final match in August 1933, against the MCC at Lord's
.
at an average of 29.08, with a top score of 71 against Scotland in July 1924, his only half-century
. He bowled just two overs
, going for 30 runs without taking a wicket in his last match against the MCC. In first-class cricket, he scored 154 runs at an average of 38.50, with a top score of 71. He did not bowl in first-class cricket.
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
and Rugby Union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
Rugby Union
Jackson played just once for the Ireland national rugby union teamIreland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
, a Five Nations
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
match against England on 10 February 1923. He would play much more for Ireland at his other sport, 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...
.
Cricket
A right-handed batsman and leg spinLeg spin
Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin from right to left in the cricket pitch, at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left, that...
bowler, Jackson played eight times for the Ireland cricket team between 1923 and 1933 including three first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches.
He made his debut for Ireland in August 1923, playing against Wales in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. His second game for Ireland was also against Wales, this time in Belfast, and this was followed by his first match against Scotland, which was also his first first-class match. He rounded off the year with two matches against the 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...
. He also played that year for a North of Ireland team against Wales.
He played twice for Ireland in 1925, against Scotland and Wales, which were his final first-class games. He then spent eight years away from the Ireland team, returning for one final match in August 1933, against the MCC at Lord's
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
.
Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, Jackson scored 349 runsRun (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen constitutes the team's score. A batsman scoring 50 or 100 runs , or any higher multiple of 50 runs, is considered a particular achievement...
at an average of 29.08, with a top score of 71 against Scotland in July 1924, his only half-century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
. He bowled just two overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
, going for 30 runs without taking a wicket in his last match against the MCC. In first-class cricket, he scored 154 runs at an average of 38.50, with a top score of 71. He did not bowl in first-class cricket.
See also
- List of Irish cricket and rugby union players