Lives in Cricket No 43 - John Jackson

3 Contents Introduction 5 Chapter One Jackson’s Birth and Early Life 6 Chapter Two John Jackson – Cricketer 9 Chapter Three The All-England Eleven 12 Chapter Four Early Career, Marriage and Family 15 Chapter Five Seasons of Plenty 28 Chapter Six With George Parr’s Team in the USA 35 and Canada 1859 Chapter Seven At the Height of his Powers 38 Chapter Eight The England Eleven in Australia 60 and New Zealand 1863/64 Chapter Nine Still at the Top 65 Chapter Ten Injury Strikes 74 Chapter Eleven Last Full Season 78 Chapter Twelve Final Matches 82 Chapter Thirteen Family Life and Decline 1880 to 1901 84 Acknowledgements 93 Select Bibliography 95 Appendix Career Statistics 96 Index 99