| Dirk Jackson | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Dirk Cloete Jackson |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Alphen Farm, Constantia, Cape Town, Cape Colony |
| Death Place: | Silkaatsnek Farm, near Brits, Transvaal, South Africa |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Western Province |
| Year1: | 1908–09 to 1910–11 |
| Club2: | Transvaal |
| Year2: | 1912–13 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 277 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.31 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 59 |
| Deliveries1: | 820 |
| Wickets1: | 23 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 17.04 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/0 |
| Date: | 17 December 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45706.html Cricinfo |
Dirk Cloete Jackson (21 April 1885 – 17 September 1976) was a South African rugby union player and cricketer.
Jackson was born on a farm on the outskirts of Cape Town and was educated nearby at Diocesan College.[1] A halfback, he played three of the five international matches on the Springboks' first tour of the British Isles in 1906–07.[2] He was the last survivor of that touring team.[3]
Jackson played first-class cricket for Western Province and Transvaal from 1909 to 1913.[4] He was a member of the Western Province team that won all three matches in the 1908–09 Currie Cup and finished first. He took his best bowling figures during the season: 4 for 36 and 2 for 20 in the innings victory over Eastern Province.[5] He made his highest score of 59 against Orange Free State two years later.[6]
He died at his farm near Pretoria in 1976, aged 91.[3]