Ridley Jacobs

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Ridley Jacobs
West Indies
Personal information
Batting style	Left hand bat
Bowling style	N/A (wicket keeper)
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	65	147
Runs scored	2577	1865
Batting average	28.31	23.31
100s/50s	3/14	0/19
Top score	118	80*
Overs	0	0
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	n/a	0
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	n/a	0
Catches/stumpings	207/12	160/0
As of 11 January 2006 Source: [1]

Ridley Detamore Jacobs (26 November 1967, Swetes Village, Antigua), is a left-handed batsman who was a regular fixture in the West Indian cricket team in the 1990s and 2000s. He made his Test match debut on his 31st birthday, playing in 65 Tests in six years. In this time he took over 200 catches behind the stumps, making him only the second West Indies keeper to achieve the feat (after Jeff Dujon). This is the 9th highest number of Test dismissals by a wicket keeper. He also played 147 ODIs. However, he was gradually pushed out of the team during 2004 and 2005, with Courtney Browne and Carlton Baugh, Jr. challenging for his position.

He also featured in an outstanding partnership in the record breaking innings of Brian Lara against England in which Jacobs made a hundred and Lara made 400 not out.

Preceded by Carl Hooper

West Indies Test cricket captains 2002/3

Succeeded by Brian Lara

v • d • e West Indies squad - 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Lara (c) • 2 Adams • 3 Ambrose • 4 Arthurton • 5 Bryan • 6 Campbell • 7 Chanderpaul • 8 Dillon • 9 Jacobs (wk) • 10 King • 11 Perry • 12 Powell • 13 Simmons • 14 Walsh • 15 Williams Hooper was named in the original squad, but was replaced by Powell following his retirement

v • d • e West Indies squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup 1 Hooper • 2 Jacobs • 3 Chanderpaul • 4 Collins • 5 Collymore • 6 Dillon • 7 Drakes • 8 Gayle • 9 Hinds • 10 Lara • 11 Lawson • 12 McLean • 13 Powell • 14 Samuels • 15 Sarwan • Coach: Harper