Sheldon Philip Jackson (born 27 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL).He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter.[1][2] After a good domestic season in 2012–13, he was signed up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in February 2013.[3] He finished the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season as the fifth-highest run-getter. During the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Jackson hit two centuries on two consecutive days of the competition.[4] Jackson made his debut for Saurashtra in 2011 and scored 5634 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 49.42, including 19 hundreds and 27 half-centuries. He was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders IPL team in 2017.
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| Full name | Sheldon Philip Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1986 Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Puducherry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Saurashtra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– 2022 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On 3 March 2017, during the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Chhattisgarh, Jackson became only the second Indian batsman to be given out in a List A match by obstructing the field.[5]
On 2 November 2018, in Saurashtra's match against Chhattisgarh in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he scored his fifteenth century in first-class cricket.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Saurashtra in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 613 runs in eight matches.[7]
In July 2020, Jackson moved from Saurashtra to Puducherry, ahead of the 2020–21 Ranji Trophy.[8] In February 2021, Jackson was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League.[9] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10]
References edit
- ^ Sheldon Jackson, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "The uncapped ones: Shahrukh Khan, Umran Malik and more". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "RCB sign Sheldon Jackson". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Jackson smashes second successive ton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Jackson out obstructing the field in Saurashtra's win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Ranji Highlights: Mumbai, UP assert dominance; Mudhasir picks four in four balls". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "From irresistible Rajasthan to inconsistent Karnataka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Sheldon Jackson quits Saurashtra for Puducherry". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.