John Jackson (cricketer, born 1833)

John "Foghorn" Jackson (21 May 1833 – 4 November 1901) was a Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer who was generally reckoned to be the outstanding fast bowler of the 1850s.

[1] He was a powerful, if inconsistent bat and an occasional wicketkeeper, but he was best known as a right-arm fast bowler of fearsome pace and ability.

In 1859, he took part in the first ever overseas cricket tour when he was a member of the England team visiting North America.

[2] During this trip, the team sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne on board the SS Great Britain.

Jackson lived his later life in extreme poverty despite the County awarding a benefit of £300 in 1874.

The first English touring team pictured on board ship at Liverpool: standing at left Robert Carpenter , William Caffyn , Tom Lockyer ; middle row John Wisden , H. H. Stephenson , George Parr , James Grundy , Julius Caesar , Thomas Hayward , John Jackson; front row Alfred Diver , John Lillywhite .