Louis Jacobson
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 Ireland (Ire) |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman |
| Bowling type | None |
| First-class record | |
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| Matches | 4 |
| Runs scored | 153 |
| Batting average | 30.60 |
| 100s/50s | 1/0 |
| Top score | 101* |
| Balls bowled | 0 |
| Wickets | - |
| Bowling average | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - |
| Best Bowling | - |
| Catches/Stumpings | 1/0 |
| First class debut: 24 July 1948 Last first class game: 6 September 1952 Source: Cricket Archive |
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Louis Collins Jacobson (born 26 January 1918 in Dublin, Ireland)[1] is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman,[1] he played twelve times for the Ireland cricket team between 1947 and 1959[2] including four first-class matches.[3]
[edit] Playing career
Jacobson made his debut for Ireland against the MCC at Lord's in August 1947. His second match was against Yorkshire in June 1948,[2] and he made his first-class debut against Scotland the following month.[3] He played just once in 1949, against the MCC, and twice in 1950, against Scotland and Nottinghamshire. He did not play in 1951.[2]
He played four times for Ireland in 1952, twice against India and once against Scotland,[2] before his final first-class match, against the MCC in Dublin.[3] He played against the MCC in June 1953, followed by six years out of the Ireland team, returning for his final match in July 1959, against Yorkshire.[2]
[edit] Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, Jacobson scored 358 runs at an average of 18.84, with a top score of 101 not out against Scotland in June 1950, his only century.[2] In first-class cricket, he scored 153 runs at an average of 30.60, with his top-score being the unbeaten 101 against Scotland.[1]
