John Jacomb Explained

John Jacomb
Fullname:John Newton Jacomb
Birth Date:3 October 1841
Birth Place:New Town, Van Diemen's Land
Death Place:Walhalla, Victoria, Australia
Club1:Victoria
Year1:1860/61
Club2:Otago
Year2:1863/64
Date:3 May 2015
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6074.html Cricinfo

John Newton Jacomb (3 October 1841  - 5 November 1891) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria during the 1860–61 season and one match for Otago in 1863–64.[1]

Jacomb was born at New Town, Tasmania in 1841 and educated at Scotch College in Melbourne. He worked as a hotel keeper and mined gold. He died in 1891 at Walhalla, Victoria.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Jacomb . 3 May 2015 . ESPNCricinfo.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 73. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)