Davy Jacobs

Davy Jacobs
Personal information
Full name David Johan Jacobs
Born (1982-11-04) 4 November 1982
Klerksdorp, Transvaal
Batting Right-handed Batsman
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Wicket-keeper batsman
Relations Chris Jacobs (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02-2003/04 North West
2004/05-2006/07 Knights (squad no. 82)
2007 Northamptonshire
2007/08-2013/14 Warriors (squad no. 82)
2007/08-2013/14 Eastern Province
2006/07 Free State
2011/12 Mumbai Indians (squad no. 82)
2013 Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (squad no. 82)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 91 106 83
Runs scored 5520 2591 1707
Batting average 36.80 29.44 25.86
100s/50s 14/28 1/18 0/8
Top score 218 101* 83
Catches/stumpings 144/4 98/8 39/8
Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2017

David Johan Jacobs (known as Davy; born 4 November 1982 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal) is a South African cricketer. He played for Warriors and the Eagles cricket team. In 2018, he captained the Canadain cricket team in the West Indies.

Playing career

He is a right-handed batsman, he has made over 3000 first class runs at an average above 40 and a highest score of 218. He is also an outstanding wicket-keeper, and a natural born leader. He also played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club as a substitute overseas player while a professional with Carrickfergus CC in Northern Ireland in 2007.

Jacobs led the Warriors to two trophies in 2010/2011. His fantastic performance during the second edition of the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, finishing runners-up to Murali Vijay in the Golden Bat table.Davy Jacobs along with Ashwell Prince set the record for the highest ever opening stand in Champions League T20 history(147)[1][2]

He has represented the South Africa A cricket team on several occasions. Captained the South African Emerging Squad to Australia, and also led the South African Sixes team to victory in the Hong Kong Sixes Tournament in 2009.

He was picked up by the Mumbai Indians, an Indian Premier League franchise in the 2011 IPL Player Auction for $190,000. Despite his tournament being cut short due to injury, he lived up to his box office reputation, getting the Mumbai Indians off to flying starts with his no fear batting style. His wicketkeeping so far has been excellent. In one of the matches, he did the unthinkable, standing up to the stumps to Lasith Malinga's bolwing. He also made a stumping off the openings bowler, Munaf Patel.

He represented Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in the 2013 Caribbean Premier League tournament in the Caribbean.

In February 2015, he retired from cricket after playing in 91 first class matches in which he scored 5520 runs with 14 hundreds. He also played 106 matches with a strike rate of 81.27. Jacobs played 83 matches scoring 1707 runs at an average of 25.86 with eight half-century.[3][4][5][6]

In October 2018, he was named at the captain of Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8]

Coaching career

Jacobs is currently head of Ontario Cricket Academy where he plays as player-cum-coach.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Cricket Records | Champions League Twenty20 | Records | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Jacobs, Prince knock Central Districts out". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Davy Jacobs retires from franchise cricket". The Sports Eagle. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Ingram named Warriors captain
  5. ↑ Three wicketkeepers for SA's 'A' side
  6. ↑ Davy Jacobs to retire
  7. ↑ "Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Former SA cricketer Jacobs appointed Canada captain". IOL. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Afghanistan U-19 draw inspiration from senior team
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