Paul William Jackson (born 1 November 1961) is an Australian

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er who represented

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and

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from 1985–86 until 1998–99. He was part of Queensland's side when it won the

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for the first time during the 1994/95 season. In the Sheffield Shield final, Jackson took the catch for the final wicket which gave Queensland victory. In his professional life he is a banking and finance executive. He was appointed to the board of

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in 2007.

Career

In 1987–88. Jackson won a man of the match award for a Victoria vs South Australia McDonald's Cup game, taking 4-26. His best first class seasons were 1993-94 when he took 28 wickets at 43.57 and 1994–95 when he took 28 wickets at 32.32.

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* Australian cricketers 1961 births Living people Cricketers from Melbourne Victoria cricketers Queensland cricketers Australian cricket administrators People from East Melbourne 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1960s-stub