Robin Jackman

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Robin Jackman
England (Eng)
Robin Jackman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium
Tests ODIs
Matches 4 15
Runs scored 42 54
Batting average 7.00 6.75
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 17 14
Balls bowled 1070 873
Wickets 14 19
Bowling average 31.78 31.47
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - N/A
Best bowling 4/110 3/41
Catches/stumpings -/- 4/-

As of 1 January 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com

Robin David Jackman (born August 13, 1945, Simla, India) is a former English cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1974 to 1983. He was a seam bowler and useful tail-end batsman. During a first-class career lasting from 1966 to 1982, he took 1402 wickets. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in 1971, and also played for Western Province in South Africa in 1971-72, and for Rhodesia between 1972-73 and 1979-80.

During England's 1980-1 tour of the West Indies, the Guyana government revoked his visa because of his links with the then apartheid South Africa. The England party therefore did not travel to Guyana and the Second Test, due to be played there, was cancelled.

The cricket writer Alan Gibson gave him the nickname, which became well-known, of the "Shoreditch sparrow". However Jackman has no obvious connection with Shoreditch.

He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981.

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