Paul Jackson (Australian cricketer)

{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1961)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Paul Jackson

| image =

| country = Australia

| fullname = Paul William Jackson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|11|1}}

| birth_place = East Melbourne, Victoria

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nickname =

| heightcm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Victoria

| year1 = {{nowrap|1985/86–1991/92}}

| club2 = Queensland

| year2 = 1992/93–1998/99

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 25 January

| debutyear1 = 1986

| debutfor1 = Victoria

| debutagainst1 = South Australia

| lastdate1 = 19 March

| lastyear1 = 1999

| lastfor1 = Queensland

| lastagainst1 = Western Australia

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 15 February

| debutyear2 = 1986

| debutfor2 = Victoria

| debutagainst2 = New South Wales

| lastdate2 = 21 February

| lastyear2 = 1999

| lastfor2 = Queensland

| lastagainst2 = New South Wales

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 105

| runs1 = 967

| bat avg1 = 12.72

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 49

| deliveries1 = 22,867

| wickets1 = 240

| bowl avg1 = 38.27

| fivefor1 = 3

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/55

| catches/stumpings1 = 29/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 41

| runs2 = 87

| bat avg2 = 21.75

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 18*

| deliveries2 = 2,123

| wickets2 = 52

| bowl avg2 = 27.61

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/22

| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6241/6241.html CricketArchive

| date = 10 April

| year = 2023

}}

Paul William Jackson (born 1 November 1961) is an Australian cricketer who represented Victoria and Queensland from 1985–86 until 1998–99. He was part of Queensland's side when it won the Sheffield Shield for the first time during the 1994/95 season. In the Sheffield Shield final, Jackson took the catch for the final wicket which gave Queensland victory.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127520974 |title=Double joy for big carl. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=29 March 1995 |access-date=19 December 2015 |page=34 |via=National Library of Australia}}

In his professional life he is a banking and finance executive. He was appointed to the board of Cricket Victoria in 2007.[http://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/board-members Cricket Victoria Board Members] accessed 31 July 2014