Sheldon Jackson (cricketer)

Sheldon Jackson
Personal information
Full name
Sheldon Philip Jackson
Born (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38)
Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2019Saurashtra
2017Kolkata Knight Riders
2020–2021Puducherry
2021–presentSaurashtra
2022Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 98 81 84
Runs scored 6,949 2,654 1,812
Batting average 46.95 36.35 27.45
100s/50s 21/37 9/13 1/11
Top score 186 150* 106*
Balls bowled 96 – –
Wickets 2 – –
Bowling average 29.50 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 1/14 – –
Catches/stumpings 72/2 42/9 56/8
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 May 2024

Sheldon Philip Jackson (born 27 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket and previously appeared for Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL). He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter.[1][2] After a good domestic season in 2012–13, he was signed up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in February 2013.[3] He finished the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season as the fifth-highest run-getter. During the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Jackson hit two centuries on two consecutive days of the competition.[4] Jackson made his debut for Saurashtra in 2011 and scored 5634 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 49.42, including 19 hundreds and 27 half-centuries. He was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team in 2017.

On 3 March 2017, during the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Chhattisgarh, Jackson became only the second Indian batsman to be given out in a List A match by obstructing the field.[5]

On 2 November 2018, in Saurashtra's match against Chhattisgarh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he scored his fifteenth century in first-class cricket.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Saurashtra in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 613 runs in eight matches.[7]

In July 2020, Jackson moved from Saurashtra to Puducherry, ahead of the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy.[8] In February 2021, Jackson was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[9] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10]

  1. ^ Sheldon Jackson, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. ^ "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ "RCB sign Sheldon Jackson". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Jackson smashes second successive ton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Jackson out obstructing the field in Saurashtra's win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. ^ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Sheldon Jackson quits Saurashtra for Puducherry". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  10. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.