Stanley Jackson

The Right Honourable Sir Stanley Jackson GCSI GCIE KStJ
F. S. Jackson making an on-drive, late 1890s
Financial Secretary to the War Office
In office 1922–1923
Preceded by	George Frederick Stanley
Succeeded by	Rupert Gwynne
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 1923–1926
Preceded by	George Younger
Succeeded by	John Davidson
Governor of Bengal
In office 1927–1932
Preceded by	The Earl of Lytton
Succeeded by	Sir John Anderson
Member of Parliament for Howdenshire
In office 1915 – 1926
Preceded by	Henry Harrison-Broadley
Succeeded by	William Henton Carver
Personal information
Full name	Francis Stanley Jackson
Born	(1870-11-21)21 November 1870 Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died	9 March 1947(1947-03-09) (aged 76) Hyde Park, London, England
Nickname	Jacker
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 82)	17 July 1893 v Australia
Last Test	16 August 1905 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890 – 1907	Yorkshire
1890 – 1893	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 20 309 Runs scored 1,415 15,901 Batting average 48.79 33.83 100s/50s 5/6 31/76 Top score 144* 160 Balls bowled 1,587 37,516 Wickets 24 774 Bowling average 33.29 20.37 5 wickets in innings 1 42 10 wickets in match 0 6 Best bowling 5/52 8/54 Catches/stumpings 10/– 195/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2008

Sir Francis Stanley Jackson GCSI GCIE KStJ PC (21 November 1870 – 9 March 1947), known as the Honourable Stanley Jackson during his playing career, was an English cricketer, soldier and Conservative Party politician.

Jackson was born in Leeds. His father was William Jackson, 1st Baron Allerton. During Stanley's time at Harrow School his fag was fellow parliamentarian and future Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1889.

Jackson played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire and England. He spotted the talent of Ranjitsinhji when the latter, owing to his unorthodox batting and his race, was struggling to find a place for himself in the university side, and as captain was responsible for Ranji's inclusion in the Cambridge First XI and the awarding of his Blue. According to Alan Gibson this was "a much more controversial thing to do than would seem possible to us now". He was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1894.

He captained England in five Test matches in 1905, winning two and drawing three to retain The Ashes. Captaining England for the first time, he won all five tosses and topped the batting and bowling averages for both sides, with 492 runs at 70.28 and 13 wickets at 15.46. These were the last of his 20 Test matches, all played at home as he could not spare the time to tour. Jackson still holds the Test record for the most matches in a career without playing away from home.