George Jackson (cricketer)

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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.

Jackson's name occurs in numerous teamsheets until the 1752 season when his last known appearance was for Addington against a Westminster XI. After 1752, the number of match reports decreased and cricket was badly affected by the Seven Years War, so it can only be guessed when Jackson and other players of that time ended their playing careers.


English cricketers of 1701 to 1760

Edward Aburrow senior | William Anderson | Robert Bartholomew | William Bedle | John & Thomas Bell | "Little" & "Tall" Bennett
John Bowra | Thomas Brandon | Alan Brodrick | James & John Bryant | Robert Colchin | John Cutbush | Stephen Dingate
Durling | Robert Eures | Tom Faulkner | John Frame | Frederick, Prince of Wales | Sir William Gage | Stephen Harding
John & Joseph Harris | William Hodsoll | George Jackson | Thomas Jure | Kipps | John Larkin | Robert Lascoe
J Mansfield | John Mills | Richard Newland | Tom Peake | Duke of Richmond | Ridgeway | Val Romney
Lord John Sackville | William Sawyer | George Smith | Edward Stead | Thomas Waymark

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