Stanley Jackson (cricketer)

Sir Stanley Jackson
Jackson in 1923
Financial Secretary to the War Office
In office
1922–1923
Preceded byGeorge Frederick Stanley
Succeeded byRupert Gwynne
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
1923–1926
Preceded byGeorge Younger
Succeeded byJohn Davidson
Governor of Bengal
In office
1927–1932
Preceded byThe Earl of Lytton
Succeeded bySir John Anderson
Member of Parliament for Howdenshire
In office
19151926
Preceded byHenry Harrison-Broadley
Succeeded byWilliam Henton Carver
Personal information
Full name
Francis Stanley Jackson[1]
Born(1870-11-21)21 November 1870
Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died9 March 1947(1947-03-09) (aged 76)
Hyde Park, London, England
NicknameJacker
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 82)17 July 1893 v Australia
Last Test16 August 1905 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890–1907Yorkshire
1890–1893Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 20 309
Runs scored 1,415 15,901
Batting average 48.79 33.83
100s/50s 5/6 31/76
Top score 144* 160
Balls bowled 1,587 37,516
Wickets 24 774
Bowling average 33.29 20.37
5 wickets in innings 1 42
10 wickets in match 0 6
Best bowling 5/52 8/54
Catches/stumpings 10/– 195/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008

Sir Francis Stanley Jackson GCSI GCIE KStJ[1] (21 November 1870 – 9 March 1947),[2] known as the Honourable Stanley Jackson during his playing career, was an English cricketer, soldier and Conservative Party politician. He played in 20 Test matches for the England cricket team between 1893 and 1905.

  1. ^ a b Jackson's obituary in the 1948 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. This gives his full name as Francis Stanley Jackson, whereas Cricinfo and CricketArchive both give his full name as Frank Stanley Jackson. This article uses the name given by Wisden.
  2. ^ "Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with H, part 4". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons page. Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)