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


Rugby Union

Jackson played just once for the Ireland national rugby union team, 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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.


Cricket

A right-handed
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and
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bowler, Jackson played eight times for the
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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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in
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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 Lord's.


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- century. 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.


See also

* List of Irish cricket and rugby union players


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