Lives in Cricket No 43 - John Jackson

50 On 5 and 6 August the North played Surrey at the Oval and beat them by ten wickets. Jackson took three for 31 as Surrey were bowled out for 151. Carpenter hit 91* for the North and George Anderson 56, but things were evenly poised at 149 for eight until R.C.Tinley arrived at the crease as tenth man in and hit up 56 to help Carpenter take the score to 242. The eventual total was 266 and Surrey were rolled over for 121 in their second innings (Jackson nought for 30). In the return which was played at Salford on 14 and 15 August, Surrey scored 156 and 83, with Jackson taking four wickets for 68 in the match in 48 overs. The North led by 27 on the first innings with Tom Hayward scoring 54 and they needed only 57 to win, but F.P.Miller and G.Griffith bowled so well that getting the runs took them 60 overs. At one stage Hayward and Parr took 90 minutes to take the score from 10 to 26, and the North had been reduced to 46 for nine when Tinley joined John Jackson, and the pair carried them to victory by one wicket, Jackson finishing with 13* and Tinley 9*. Kent had not played an eleven-a-side match against England since 1853, but they played one on 30 June and 1 July at Lord’s. It did not seem a good idea as they lost by an innings and 23 runs. Jackson had a burst of three for 16 in 18 overs in Kent’s first innings of 82 but bowled only 5 overs in the second, dismissing the opening batsman, W.H.Fryer, in taking one for 5 as Kent made 99 all out. England totalled 204. A lesson having been At the Height of His Powers Nottinghamshire 1862. Standing (l to r): R.Daft, J.Grundy, G.Parr, G.Anderson,(Umpire), J.Jackson, C.Brampton, A.E.Bateman, J.Johnson (Hon.Secretary), G.Wootton, A.Clarke. On ground: R.C.Tinley, C.F.Daft, S.Biddulph. [ Roger Mann Collection]