Cricket 1901

450 CRICKET A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. Nov. 28, 1901. been compelled to abandon first-class cricket, ow ing to breaking a blood vessel in his ieg, he would probably have con­ tinued playing with success for many more seasons, as he was but thirty-three years of age at the time the accident befel him. The greatness of his bow ling is seldom adequately realised, as he flour­ ished when there were many excellent bowlers in the land. What he would have accomplished on modern wickets can only be surmised, but he doubtless possessed that amount of genius that would have made him a great player in any age. His career synchronised with that of Tarrant, of Cambridge, and it was only natural that, both possessing great pace, the merits of the pair was be frequently discussed. Tarrant was not seldom erratic, and at times wa» hit all over the ground b y a man like Caffyn or Parr, but Jackson was always straight, always great, and always to be feared. A t the conclusion of the match at Trent Bridge, in 1862, between N otting­ hamshire and Cambridgeshire, a single wicket match, three players on each side, was arranged. Notts, were represented b y Jackson, Bichard Daft and Alfred Clarke, whilst the honour of Cambridge­ shire was left in the hands of Carpenter, Hayward and Tarrant. The latter were considered almost invincible at single­ wicket, and a victory for the visitors was generally anticipated. Jackson, however, proved to be in his best form, and quickly decided the result of the match by dismissing the three “ cracks ” for a single Tun. This was looked upon at the time, and rightly so, as a capital performance on Jackson’s part, for H ay­ ward and Carpenter were probably, all things considered, the two finest batsmen in England, whilst Tarrant, although his fame rests upon his skill as a bowler, could hit with great power and effect upon occasion. The Nottinghamshire trio made light of the task set them, and won easily by eleven runs. Jackson, when batting, ran three runs without touching the stump at the bow ler’s end, and, in consequence, the hits went for nothing, much amusement being caused thereby. Score : On the Trent Bridge Ground, 4th July, 1862. THREE OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE. T. Hayward, c and b Jackson ... 1 G. Tarrant, b Jackson .................. 0 R. Carpenter, b Jacks n ........... o Total .......................... 1 THREE OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. J. Jackson, b Tarrant .................. 1 R. Daft, c and b Carpenter............. 11 A. Clarke, c and b Tarrant.......... 0 T otal......................... 12 Considering the amount of success which attended the efforts of Jackson in the above match, it is surprising that he did not participate more frequently in such games. His tremendous - paced bow ling and hard hittiog in front of the wicket would have combined to make him a very difficult player to defeat. Details of Jackson’s most noteworthy feats in important matches are appended. He obtained eight or more wickets in an innings, as follows:— 8 for 63, North v. South, at Lord’s, 1867. 8 for 46, England y. Surrey and Sussex, at Biighton, 1867. 8 for 20, North v. South, at Nottingham, 1867. 9 for 24, All England XI. v. XVI. of Oxford University, at Oxford, 1868. 9 for 27, Kent (with Jackson, Caffyn and Parr) v. England, at Lord’s, 1858. 9 for 36, Kent (with Jackson, Caffyn, and Parr) v. England, at Cantertury, 1868. 8 for 32, All England XI. 7. United All England X I., at Lord’s, 1869. 9 for 49, Notts, v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1860. 8 for 62, X I. of England v. Next X IV., at Lord’s, I 860 . 9 for 84, England y. XV I. of Kent, at Canterbury, I860. 8 for 64, TheNorth y. Surrey, at Manchester, I860. 10 for 42, All England X I. v. XV I. of Oxford University, at Oxford, 1S' 2. 9 for 20, England v. X X II. of New South Wales, at Sydney, in March. 1864. 10 for 84, England y. X X II. of Victoria, at Mel­ bourne, 1864. He claimed as many as thirteen wickets in a match, as under :— 15 for 91, North v. South, at Lord’s. 1857. 16 for 62, All England Eleven v. XVI. of Oxford University, at Oxford, 1858. 14 for 41, England v. X Y I. of Oxford University, at Lora’s, 1858. 18 for 90, Kent (with Jackson, CafFyn and Parr) v. England, at Canterbury, 1858. 14 for 61, All England X I. v. United All England X I., at Lord’s, 1859. 16 for 73, Notts v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1860. 13 for 100, The North v. Surrey, at Manchester, 1860. 17 for 63, All England XI. v. XYI. of Oxford University, at Oxford, 1862. He helped to bowl unchanged through both innings of a first-class match on five occasions:— North v. South. Tun. Wells. 1857. North v. South. Canterbury. 1859. North v. Surrey. Oval. 1860. Players v. Gents. Lord’s. 1861. Notts, v. Kent. Cranbrook. 1863. Jackson W. Martingell Jackson J. Grundy Jackson R. C. Tinley Jackson E. 'Willsher Jackson J. Grundy Amongst many other good perform­ ances with the ball may be mentioned :— 7 for 18, North v. South, at Tunbridge Wells, 1857. 8 for 20, North v. South, at Nottingham, 1857. 9 for 24, All-England X I. v. XYI. of Ox. Univ., at Oxford, 1858. 7 for 13 (2nd inns.) JEngland v. XVI. of Ox. 14 for 41 (both inns.) S Univ., at Lords, 1858. 9 for 27, Kent (with Jackson, Caffyn, and Parr) v. England, at Lord’s, 1858, 7 for 21, North v. South, at Canterbury, 1859. 6 for 18, England v. XIV. of Kent, at Canterbury, 1861. 7 for 21, All-England X I. v. XVI. of Ox. Univ., at Oxford, 1862. 5 for 15 (Istinns.) ) England v. X X II. of New 9 for ^0 (2nd inns.) V South Wales, at Sydney, 14 for 35 (both inns.) J March, 1864. 7 for 21, England v. XX II. of New South Wales, Sydney, April, 1864. 4 for 9, Notts, v. Yorkshire, at Bradford, 1865. Besides visiting Australia in 1864, Jackson also formed one of the team to America in 1859. His chief perform­ ances in Australia are recorded a b ove; those achieved in America were 13 for 41 v. X X I I . of Lower Canada at Montreal, 10 for 10 v. X X I I . of United States at Hoboken, 13 for 44 v. X X I I . of Philadelphia at Philadel­ phia, and 6 for 17 v. X X I I . of United States and Canada at Rochester (U.S.). The great event of his life, however, was in bow ling unchanged with Edgar 'Will­ sher through both innings of the Gentle­ men at Lord’s in 1861. On that occasion Jackson took eleven wickets for 99 runs, and Willsher six for 70. Jackson as­ sisted the Players in their matches against the Gentlemen from 1857 to 1864, bowling in 12 matches (23 innings 2139 balls for 827 runs and 69 wickets average 11.98. Jackson was so famous as a bowler that one almost over-looks his skill as a batsman. Of his batting capabilities Scores and Biographies says :— “ As a bat he was far above the average, being a fine, free, and powerful hitter, especially forward and to leg.” Some of his strokes were so powerful as to lead one to suppose that at times he wished to win the game off a single ball. Hi%£~ t ' • highest score was 100 for Notts, v. Kent, at Cranbrook, in 1863, a match in which V he also caught out three men and dis- missed thirteen with the b a ll! His other chief scores were 68 not out for England ^ v. X III. of Kent, at Lord’s, 1864; 59* for Notts, v. Surrey, at the Oval, 1862; 55 for Notts, v. Yorkshire, at Notting­ ham, 1865; and 52 for Notts, v. York-$ shire, at Bradford, 1864. In 1874 match was played at Nottingham between^- > Notts, and M .C.C. and Ground for his benefit, and realised £265. This w a a y * looked upon at the time as a handsom e® sum for a cricketer to receive, but i t i ; appears almost insignificant when com - £ i pared with the huge sums realised n o w -? % a-days. John Jackson was born at Bungay, in Suffolk, May 21st, 1833, and when but a week old was removed into Notting­ hamshire, where he always resided during his cricketing career. By his death many interesting ties have been severed. In W . J. Prowse’s famous In Memoriam verses on Mr. Alfred Mynn, Jackson’s . bow ling was alluded to in the lin e :— ' > hi Jackson's pace is very fearful; Willeher’s hand is very high. and of all the players mentioned in that 9 'Z if poem, only one—William Caffyn— sur­ vives. Caffyn, too, is the only member of the first team which visited America still with us, whilst he shares with Mr. E . M. Grace the record of haling outlived all the other players who accompanied George Parr to Australia in 1863-4. Jackson was a member of both the teams mentioned, and it was ow ing greatly to bis bowling that neither met with defeat. He died, alas ! in Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary, November 4th, 1901, but was prevented from filling a pauper’s grave by the kindness of a few cricketing friends. F . S. A sh le y -C o o p e r. C L IF T O N C O L L E G E . Matches played, 9; won, 4 ; drawn, 3 ; lost, 2. BATTING AVERAGES. No. Times Most of not Total in an inns. out. runs. inns. Aver. A. E. V. Collins .. 10 ... 1 ... 342 ... 112 ... 88 00 R%P. Keig*in .......... 10 ... 1 ... 800 ... 78*... 33*33 L. D. Brownlee.......... 11 ... 1 .. 333 ... 170 .. 33 30 H. A. Prichard....... 9 ... 2 ... 225 ... 73 ... 32*14 R. Raw..................... 9 ... 0 ... 198 ... 44 ... 22*00 A. J. Carter .......... 4 ... 2 ... 43 ... 17*... 21*60 E. A. Sainsbury ... 8 ... 3 ... 103 ... 34 ... 20*60 E. Miller ................. 8 ... 0 ... 129 ... 41 ... 16*12 W. L. Handover........... 9 ...1 ... 109 ... 40 ... 13*62 C. Stagg .................. 8 ... 0 ... 100 ... 32 .. 12*60 W . Fanshawe .......... 3 ... 2 ... 7 ... 6*... 7*00 BOWLING AVERAGES. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Aver. R. P. Keigwin........... 37*8 ... 6 ... 180 ... 11 ... 16*36 T. M iller..................217*1 ... 30 ... 819 ... 43 ... 17*88 E. A. Sainsbury .. 162 ... 17 ... 698 ... 27 ... 22*15 C. S tagg................... 72 ... 9 ... 249 ... 10 ... 34*90