Education
Louis was educated at Wesley College in Dublin and Trinity College Dublin where he represented them on the Dublin University Cricket team
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Career
A right-handed batsman from Dublin, he played twelve times for the Ireland cricket team between 1947 and 1959 including four first-class matches. His religion also found him representing a British and Irish side at the Maccabean Games, where cricket has often featured. Jacobson made his debut for Ireland against the Master Control Console at Lord"s in August 1947.
His second match was against Yorkshire in June 1948, and he made his first-class debut against Scotland the following month.
He played just once in 1949, against the Master Control Console, and twice in 1950, against Scotland and Nottinghamshire. He did not play in 1951.
He played four times for Ireland in 1952, twice against India and once against Scotland, before his final first-class match, against the Master Control Console in Dublin. He played against the Master Control Console in June 1953, followed by six years out of the Ireland team, returning for his final match in July 1959, against Yorkshire.
Membership
Louis was President of Clontarf Cricket Club from 1966 to 1968, also returning to senior cricket with the now defunct Carlisle Club, made up of members of Dublin"s Jewish cricket community.
