George Jackson (cricketer)
George Jackson (dates of birth and death unknown) was a noted English cricketer of the mid-18th century who played for the famous Addington Cricket Club and for Surrey. Known to have been a good batsman, he also featured in single wicket matches and for All-England.
Jackson is first recorded on 2 June 1744 when he played for Slindon against London Cricket Club in the famous match from which the earliest known scorecard has survived.[1]
Jackson's name occurs in numerous teamsheets until the 1752 season when his last known appearance was for Addington against a Westminster XI.[2]
References
- ^ Timothy J McCann, Sussex Cricket in the Eighteenth Century, Sussex Record Society, 2004
- ^ G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935