Ridley Jacobs
On scorecards: RD Jacobs
In-game rating: 73/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ridley Jacobs played 65 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2004. The first came against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium, with scores of 14 and 42, and the last against England at Edgbaston in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,071 runs at 28.0 in 54 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 118 from 206 balls against India at Antigua Recreation Ground in 2002. In all: 3 hundreds, 14 fifties.
At home the average was 31.1 across 29 Tests; away it was 26.5 across 34 Tests. The most runs came against South Africa: 779 runs at 39.0 in 14 Tests. Sabina Park was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 281 runs at 31.2. Ridley Jacobs captained West Indies in 2 Tests, winning 2 and losing 0. West Indies won 16 of the Tests Ridley Jacobs played and lost 36, with 13 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 65 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 206 | India | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2002 | Drawn |
| 113* | 215 | South Africa | Kensington Oval | 2001 | Drawn |
| 107* | 207 | England | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2004 | Drawn |
| 96* | 151 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2000 | Lost |
| 93* | 177 | South Africa | Queen's Park Oval | 2001 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 779 | 38.95 | 1/5 |
| Australia | 11 | 522 | 27.47 | 0/4 |
| England | 11 | 447 | 26.29 | 1/1 |
| India | 6 | 227 | 28.38 | 1/1 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 93 | 13.29 | 0/0 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 108 | 15.43 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 132 | 22.00 | 0/1 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 196 | 196.00 | 0/2 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 73 | 12.17 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 1,181 | 31.08 | 3/6 |
| Away | 34 | 1,324 | 26.48 | 0/8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 72 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 | 506 | 29.76 | 0/3 |
| 2000s | 54 | 2,071 | 27.99 | 3/11 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina Park | 7 | 281 | 31.22 | 0/2 |
| Antigua Recreation Ground | 6 | 279 | 34.88 | 2/0 |
| Kensington Oval | 6 | 214 | 23.78 | 1/1 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 242 | 34.57 | 0/2 |
| Bourda | 3 | 89 | 29.67 | 0/1 |
| Newlands | 2 | 130 | 65.00 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1998 at Wanderers Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2004 at Edgbaston
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