Dirk Cloete Jackson (21 April 1885 – 17 September 1976) was a South African

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player and

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er. Jackson was born on a farm on the outskirts of

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and was educated nearby at

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. A halfback, he played three of the five international matches on the Springboks' first tour of the British Isles in 1906–07. He was the last survivor of that touring team.''

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'' 1978, p. 1085. Jackson played

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for

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and

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from 1909 to 1913. He was a member of the Western Province team that won all three matches in the 1908–09

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and finished first. He took his best bowling figures during the season: 4 for 36 and 2 for 20 in the innings victory over Eastern Province. He made his highest score of 59 against

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two years later. He died at his farm near

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in 1976, aged 91.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Dirk 1885 births 1976 deaths Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town Cricketers from Cape Town Rugby union scrum-halves South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players South African cricketers Western Province cricketers Gauteng cricketers Rugby union players from Cape Town