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John 'Foghorn' Jackson — The Fastest Bowler in England Through the 1850s
Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven
1855-07-01
John 'Foghorn' Jackson of Bungay was through the 1850s and early 1860s the fastest roundarm bowler in England, a right-arm quick of exceptional pace and hostility. Playing principally for Nottinghamshire and the All-England Eleven, he took 796 first-class wickets at 10.52, a remarkable average for the era, and was feared by even the best professional batsmen for the speed he could generate on the rough, unprepared pitches of the period.
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