Born 1909, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 1933, Brisbane

Played for New South Wales and Australia

FC 1926 - 1930 4,383 runs (45.65), including 11 centuries

Tests 8 Tests, 474 runs (47.40), 1 century and 7 catches

Some authorities believed that had Archie Jackson lived longer, he could and would have gone further in cricket than Sir Donald Bradman, this will never be proved unfortunately. Archie died at the tender age of 23 after contracting tuberculosis. Born in Scotland, his parents settled in Balmain when Archie was young and was often seen playing cricket in the streets with another future test cricketer, Bill Hunt. He played for Victoria under Bodyline star Alan Kippax, a style he often emulated. Playing for his state at the young age of 17, he soon settled down to 4 years of successful cricket, averaging over 45, which included 11 centuries. After two great domestic seasons he gained his first Test debut at 19 against England in Adelaide 1928/29. He scored 164 in his first innings opening with Bill Woodfull.

After hitting 184 (his highest first class score) in the Test trial match for the 1930 tour to England he was picked to travel to the British Empire in his only tour to the UK. Unfortunately his sickness was already affecting him and he was never at his best and cricket had already lost the great Australian promise. His highlight came in the final Test at the Oval in 1930 where he shared in a stand of 243 (a record at the time) with Don Bradman, scoring 73 runs and in so doing reached 1,000 runs on tour. Although he toured the West Indies in 1930/1, he was often hospitalised due to his seriously poor health. Archie died during the Bodyline series in 1933, in Brisbane at the same time England won the Brisbane Test to regain the Ashes, an ironic twist.