Laura Jackson (cricketer)

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

This article is about the English cricketer. For other people named Laura Jackson, see Laura Jackson.

Laura Jackson
Personal information
Full nameLaura Elizabeth Jackson
Born (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015Cheshire
2016–presentLancashire
2019Cumbria
2020–presentNorth West Thunder
2021–presentManchester Originals
2022–presentCumbria
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 26 36
Runs scored 154 107
Batting average 9.62 13.37
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 24
Balls bowled 871 460
Wickets 26 24
Bowling average 19.23 18.54
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/9 3/9
Catches/stumpings 7/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2021

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]

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.[11] Her best performance came against Northern Diamonds, where she hit 22 runs and took 2/23 from 9 overs.[12] In 2021, she took four wickets for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and one in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[13][14] She also played four matches for Manchester Originals in The Hundred, taking four wickets.[15][16] At the end of the 2021 season, it was announced that Jackson had signed a professional contract with North West Thunder.[17]

In April 2022, she was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[18]

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. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Thunder". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. "North West Thunder v Northern Diamonds, 10 September 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  14. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  15. "Aaron Finch, Nicholas Pooran, Meg Lanning withdraw from the Hundred". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  16. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Manchester Originals (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. "ECB fund sixth professional contract at each women's regional team". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  18. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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