Laura Jackson (cricketer)

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Laura Jackson
Personal information
Full name
Laura Elizabeth Jackson
Born (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27)
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Cheshire
2016–presentLancashire
2019Cumbria
2020–2024North West Thunder
2021–2023Manchester Originals
2022Cumbria
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 37 59
Runs scored 197 280
Batting average 9.38 15.55
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 30 53
Balls bowled 1,315 883
Wickets 42 42
Bowling average 20.40 19.47
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/9 3/5
Catches/stumpings 10/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024

Laura Elizabeth Jackson (born 27 December 1997) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire and Manchester Originals. An all-rounder, she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Cheshire, Cumbria and North West Thunder.[1][2]

Domestic career

Jackson made her county debut in 2015, for Cheshire against Oxfordshire.[3] She took six wickets in her first County Championship season, at an average of 16.50.[4]

Jackson joined Lancashire ahead of the 2016 season, but did not become a regular for the side until the 2018 season.[5] She was the side's leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 9 wickets at an average of 15.33.[6] In 2019, Jackson played one County Championship match for Cumbria, against Scotland, and took 7 wickets for 9 runs off her 10 overs, all bowled, as Scotland were all out for 72.[7] Due to this performance, she was Cumbria's leading wicket-taker in the County Championship.[8] She was also Lancashire's leading wicket-taker in the Twenty20 Cup, with 6 wickets at an average of 14.66.[9] She took two wickets for the side at an average of 11.50 in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[10] Jackson played for Cumbria in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking three wickets at an average of 29.00.[11] She played four matches for Lancashire in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, taking five wickets and scoring her maiden Twenty20 half-century, with 53 against Cumbria.[12][13][14]

In 2020, Jackson played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in three matches, scoring 23 runs and taking 2 wickets at an average of 21.50.[15] Her best performance came against Northern Diamonds, where she hit 22 runs and took 2/23 from 9 overs.[16] In 2021, she took four wickets for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and one in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[17][18] She also played four matches for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, taking four wickets.[19][20] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Jackson had signed a professional contract with North West Thunder.[21] She played 12 matches for North West Thunder in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, taking 11 wickets.[22][23] She was again in the Manchester Originals squad in The Hundred, but did not play a match.[24]

In 2023, she played four matches for North West Thunder, taking five wickets at an average of 20.20.[25] She was also again in the Manchester Originals squad for The Hundred, but did not play a match.[26] In 2024, she played one match for North West Thunder.[27][28]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Laura Jackson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Laura Jackson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Cheshire Women, 3 May 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowling for Cheshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Laura Jackson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Cumbria Women v Scotland Women, 12 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Bowling for Cumbria Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Bowling for Cumbria Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Bowling for Lancashire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Cumbria Women v Lancashire Women, 23 April 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  16. ^ "North West Thunder v Northern Diamonds, 10 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Aaron Finch, Nicholas Pooran, Meg Lanning withdraw from the Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  21. ^ "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  24. ^ "The Hundred 2022 - women's team guide: Manchester Originals". the Cricketer. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  26. ^ "The Hundred 2023: Squads in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  27. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  28. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2024.