Will Jacks
Personal information
Full name
William George Jacks
Born (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 708)1 December 2022 v Pakistan
Last Test9 December 2022 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 268)1 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI26 September 2023 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.85
T20I debut (cap 97)23 September 2022 v Pakistan
Last T20I5 September 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.85
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentSurrey (squad no. 9)
2020/21Hobart Hurricanes
2021–presentOval Invincibles (squad no. 9)
2021/22Chattogram Challengers
2021Islamabad United
2023–2024Pretoria Capitals
2024Royal Challengers Bangalore
2024–presentComilla Victorians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 4 6 52
Runs scored 89 160 108 2,363
Batting average 22.25 40.00 18.00 34.24
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 3/15
Top score 31 94 40 150*
Balls bowled 327 84 6 3,000
Wickets 6 1 1 37
Bowling average 38.66 72.00 5.00 45.59
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/161 1/18 1/5 6/161
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 1/– 54/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2023

William George Jacks (born 21 November 1998) is an English cricketer.[1] He is a right-handed batter and off spin bowler.[2] He made his Test debut against Pakistan in December 2022.[3]

Domestic career

He made his List A debut on 18 May 2018 for Surrey against Somerset in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup.[4] In his third game, in the same competition, he scored a match-winning 121 against Gloucestershire.[5] Prior to his List A debut, he was in the England squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[6] where he played all six games, including the last as captain.[7]

He made his first-class debut on 20 June 2018, for Surrey in the 2018 County Championship.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Surrey in the 2018 t20 Blast on 5 July 2018.[9] Jacks was part of the Surrey team that won the 2018 County Championship.

In a pre-season T10 match against Lancashire, Jacks scored a century in 25 balls, believed to be the fastest hundred in a match between two professional teams in a true cricket ground.[10] His century also included six sixes in one over.[11]

In June 2021, Jacks scored English cricket's third fastest Twenty20 fifty off 15 balls as Surrey beat local rivals Middlesex.[12]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[13] In August 2022, he scored the highest score in the history of The Hundred at 108 runs in 48 balls.[14] Jacks was part of the Surrey team that won the 2022 County Championship.

Jacks was retained by the Oval Invincibles for the 2023 season of The Hundred.[15] Jacks was part of the Oval Invincibles team that won of the 2023 season of the Hundred..

International career

On 29 May 2020 Jacks was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[16][17]

In July 2021 Jacks was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan,[18] after the original squad for the tour was forced to withdraw following positive tests for COVID-19.[19]

In September 2022, he was named in the England's Test and T20I squad for the series against Pakistan.[20][21] He made his T20I debut on 23 September 2022, against Pakistan.[22] He made his Test debut against Pakistan in the same series on 1 December 2022.[23]

On 25 February 2023 Jacks was named in both England's ODI and T20I squad as an injury replacement for Tom Abell for the series against Bangladesh.[24] He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh on 1 March 2023.[25]

On 16 August 2023 Jacks was named in the England T20I squad for the series against New Zealand. On 6 September 2023 Jacks was called up by England for the ODI series against Ireland.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Will Jacks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Jacks Becomes First Recipient Of Debut Cap - Kia Oval". www.kiaoval.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi, Dec 1-5 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ "South Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at London, May 18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Jacks adds his name to Surrey's bright young things". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Brook tasked with World Cup mood swing". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. ^ "England captain Brook dropped for disciplinary reasons". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Guildford, Jun 20-23 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. ^ "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at London, Jul 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Will Jacks: Surrey opener scores a century off 25 balls". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Surrey's Will Jacks hits 25-ball ton, six sixes in an over". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  12. ^ Scott, Ged (10 June 2021). "T20 Blast: Will Jacks scores 70 off 24 balls as Surrey beat Middlesex". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  13. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Will Jacks Smashes second hundred in The Hundred". SkySports. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  15. ^ "The Hundred 2023 retentions - full squad lists". ESPN Cricinfo.
  16. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. ^ "England Men announce new squad for Royal London Series against Pakistan". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Ben Stokes to captain England against Pakistan after seven members in bio-bubble test positive for COVID-19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  20. ^ "England Men name Test squad for tour of Pakistan". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  21. ^ "England keep faith with old guard as Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes return for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  22. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Karachi, September 23, 2022, England tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  23. ^ "1st Test, Rawalpindi, December 01 - 05, 2022, England tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Jacks replaces injured Abell for Bangladesh ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  25. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Mirpur, March 01, 2023, England tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  26. ^ "Smith receives first England call up". Kia Oval.

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