Finlay William Jackson (21 November 1901 – 13 March 1941)
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and

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player.

Rugby Union

Jackson played just once for the

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, a Five Nations match against

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on 10 February 1923. He would play much more for Ireland at his other sport,

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A right-handed batsman and

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bowler, Jackson played eight times for the Ireland cricket team between 1923 and 1933CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
/ref> including three first-class matches.First-class matches played by Finlay Jackson at Cricket Archive
/ref> He made his debut for Ireland in August 1923, playing against

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. His second game for Ireland was also against Wales, this time in Belfast, and this was followed by his first match against

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, which was also his first first-class match. He rounded off the year with two matches against the MCC. He also played that year for a North of Ireland team against Wales.Scorecard
of North of Ireland v Wales match, 27 June 1924 at CricketArchive He played twice for Ireland in 1925, against Scotland and Wales, which were his final first-class games. He then spent eight years away from the Ireland team, returning for one final match in August 1933, against the MCC at

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Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, Jackson scored 349 runs at an

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of 29.08, with a top score of 71 against Scotland in July 1924, his only half-

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. He bowled just two overs, going for 30 runs without taking a

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in his last match against the MCC. In first-class cricket, he scored 154 runs at an average of 38.50, with a top score of 71. He did not bowl in first-class cricket.

Family

His brother

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also represented Ireland at cricket.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Finlay 1901 births 1941 deaths Irish cricketers Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Cricketers from Belfast Cricketers from Northern Ireland Rugby union players from Belfast

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