Steven Jacobs (cricketer)

Steven Jacobs
Personal information
Full name
Steven Anthony Jacobs
Born (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36)
Georgetown, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentGuyana
2013–2017Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 13)
2018-2019Jamaica Tallawahs
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 26 38 38
Runs scored 755 368 164
Batting average 17.97 14.15 16.40
100s/50s 0/5 0/1 0/0
Top score 75 54* 36
Balls bowled 3,602 1,858 709
Wickets 54 38 23
Bowling average 28.64 26.36 34.39
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/35 4/21 2/12
Catches/stumpings 18/0 18/0 12/0
Source: [1], 3 September 2017

Steven Anthony Jacobs (born 13 September 1988) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the Guyanese national side in West Indian domestic cricket, as well as representing the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls off spin.

Jacobs was born in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana.[1] He played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia, as vice-captain to Shamarh Brooks.[2] At the tournament, Jacobs won two man of the match awards – against Papua New Guinea he scored 101 from 86 balls,[3] while against Ireland he took 3/18 and made 40 not out.[4] He had already made his first-class debut before appearing in the World Cup, playing two matches for Guyana in the 2005–06 Carib Beer Cup, aged 17.[5]

During the 2008–09 season, Jacobs played regularly himself in Guyana's four-day and one-day teams, scoring maiden half-centuries in both forms of the game. However, he fell out of the form the following season, and did not regain a regular position until the 2012–13 season.[5][6] In the 2012–13 Regional Four Day Competition, Jacobs scored 245 runs, placing him behind only Leon Johnson and Assad Fudadin for Guyana,[7] and also took 17 wickets, behind only Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo amongst his teammates.[8] He signed with the Amazon Warriors for the inaugural 2013 Caribbean Premier League season, but has only made sporadic appearances for the team.[9]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Steven Jacobs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Steven Jacobs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ Papua New Guinea Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2007/08 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  4. ^ Ireland Under-19s v West Indies Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2007/08 (9th Place Play-off Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b First-class matches played by Steven Jacobs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  6. ^ List A matches played by Steven Jacobs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  7. ^ Batting and fielding in Regional Four Day Competition 2012/13 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ^ Bowling in Regional Four Day Competition 2012/13 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. ^ Twenty20 matches played by Steven Jacobs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.