Will Jacks

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Fullname
William George Jacks
Born (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 27)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
NicknameThe Real Spin Shady [1]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Will Jacks
Jacks bowling for Surrey in 2025
Personal information
Full name
William George Jacks
Born (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 27)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
NicknameThe Real Spin Shady [1]
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 Test4 January 2026 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 268)1 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI27 January 2026 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.85
T20I debut (cap 97)23 September 2022 v Pakistan
Last T20I5 March 2026 v India
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
2023–2025Pretoria Capitals
2024Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2024Comilla Victorians
2025–presentMumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 23 40 61
Runs scored 234 629 630 2,736
Batting average 21.27 33.10 22.50 33.36
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 0/1 4/16
Top score 47 94 53* 150*
Balls bowled 721 432 216 4,228
Wickets 12 9 16 55
Bowling average 46.16 49.66 19.50 43.47
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/161 3/22 3/14 7/129
Catches/stumpings 1/– 12/– 16/– 60/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 March 2026

William George Jacks (born 21 November 1998) is an English cricketer.[2] He is a right-handed batter and off spin bowler.[3] He made his Test debut against Pakistan in December 2022.[4]

He made his List A debut on 18 May 2018 for Surrey against Somerset in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5] In his third game, in the same competition, he scored a match-winning 121 against Gloucestershire.[6] Prior to his List A debut, he was in the England squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[7] where he played all six games, including the last as captain.[8]

He made his first-class debut on 20 June 2018, for Surrey in the 2018 County Championship.[9] He made his Twenty20 debut for Surrey in the 2018 t20 Blast on 5 July 2018.[10] 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.[11] His century also included six sixes in one over.[12]

In June 2021, Jacks scored English cricket's third fastest Twenty20 fifty off 15 balls as Surrey beat local rivals Middlesex.[13]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[14] In August 2022, he scored the highest score in the history of The Hundred at 108 runs in 48 balls.[15] 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.[16] Jacks was part of the Oval Invincibles team that won of the 2023 season of the Hundred.

In December 2022, Jacks was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 3.2 crore ahead of the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).[17] He was ruled out of the season due an injury he sustained while playing for England.[18] His debut came in the following season, on 11 April, against Mumbai Indians.[19] In a league stage match against Gujarat Titans on 28 April, Jacks scored an unbeaten century in 41 balls, in a successful run-chase. The innings included five fours and ten sixes, and was the fifth-fastest century in the history of the IPL.[20]

In 2024, he and his teammate from Royal Challengers Bangalore, Reece Topley, are heading back to England for "international duties" [21]

International career

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