Leonard Jackson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1848
Place of Birth: Graves Park, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 21-Mar-1887
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Leonard Jackson
- Leonard Jackson (8 April 1848 – 21 March 1887) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. Jackson was born at Holme Hurst in Norton Woodseats, on the border of Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
- He first played cricket professionally in 1869, for the Breckfield Club in Liverpool.
- He then went to live in Sheffield where he was a metal-grinder and was playing at Wakefield in 1872 and 1873.
- In 1874 he appeared for Grimsby against an All England XI and then started playing for Hull Town Club.
- In 1875, he appeared in a first-class North of England/South of England fixture which took place at the Hull ground, as a last-minute replacement for McIntyre.
- He later moved to Hull where he was landlord of the Land of Green Ginger Hotel.
- Later he took Crown and Cushion Hotel. Jackson's debut for Derbyshire came in the 1877 season, when he played for Derbyshire against Marylebone Cricket Club.
- He made two more County appearances for Derbyshire that year.
- In 1878 he played for Hull against the Australians, in 1879 for Roger Iddison's XI and again in 1880 for Hull against the Australians.
- He played for Derbyshire for one match in the 1881 season, and then again in the 1882 season. Jackson was a right-handed batsman and played 12 innings in 6 first-class matches, with a top score of 28 and an average of 9.90.
- He was a right-arm roundarm fast bowler who took 10 first-class wickets with an average of 19,80 and a best performance of 3-9.At the end of his cricketing career, Jackson focused on his hotel business and metal-grinding as his main occupations for the five years until his death in Sheffield aged 39.
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