| A fairly short, stocky man with broad shoulders, Ridley | | | | 28 runs every innings and occupy the crease for |
| Detamore Jacobs was hardly the archetypal | | | | about 58 balls. In an era of decline, this was rather |
| wicket-keeper. He looked a bit clumsy behind the | | | | helpful. |
| stumps, but was generally regarded as a competent | | | | Jacobs was often referred to as "dependable". He |
| wicket-keeper. Jacobs was born in Swetes Village, | | | | played at a time when West Indies batting collapses |
| Antigua on November 26th, 1967. He had to wait 31 | | | | were commonplace. Batting at number 7, Jacobs |
| years before he made his Test debut on the West | | | | usually brought the most out of the tail. He was good |
| Indies' ill-fated tour of South Africa in 1998. | | | | enough to score 14 Test half-centuries and 3 valuable |
| Although he had to bide his time for several years to | | | | Test hundreds. In the ODI format of the game, Jacobs |
| make his international debut for the West Indies, | | | | scored 1865 runs at an average of 23.31 in 127 |
| Jacobs held on to that position until 2004. After the | | | | matches. He was used to open the batting in the ODI |
| retirement of Jeffery Dujon in 1991, theCaribbean side | | | | form of the game. Ridley's aggressive (but selective) |
| tried a few wicket-keepers before placing faith in | | | | batting gave the reional team more stability at the top |
| Jacobs. The wicket keeping duties revolved primarily | | | | of the order. |
| around Courtney Browne and Junior Murray between | | | | At the domestic level, Ridley Jacobs scored many |
| 1992 and 1998. | | | | runs at an average that batsmen would be proud of. |
| Jacobs appeared to be a somewhat clumsy and | | | | Jacobs pillaged 7518 runs at a good average of 38.75 |
| limited batsman as well. He knew how to play a few | | | | at First-class level. This included 40 half centuries and |
| shots still. From 65 Test matches for the Caribbean | | | | 17 centuries. Jacobs made his First-class debut for the |
| side, Jacobs accumulated 2577 runs at an average of | | | | Leeward Islands in the 1991/1992 season. He last |
| 28.31. His batting average is moderate, but that he had | | | | played First-class cricket in the 2005 season and also |
| a strike rate of 47 paints a better picture. Generally, | | | | represented his native Antigua in the inaugural Stanford |
| the stocky wicketkeeper could be relied on to score | | | | 20/20 tournament back in 2006. |