Jacob Duffy

Jacob Duffy (born 2 August 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago. Duffy made his senior debut in an HRV Cup match against Northern Districts in January 2012. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in December 2020.^[1]

Jacob Duffy

Personal information
Full name	Jacob Andrew Duffy
Born	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 29) Lumsden, Southland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Relations	Ryan Duffy (brother)
International information
National side	New Zealand (2020–present)
ODI debut (cap 205)	12 July 2022 v Ireland
Last ODI	24 January 2023 v India
ODI shirt no.	27
T20I debut (cap 86)	18 December 2020 v Pakistan
Last T20I	29 January 2023 v India
T20I shirt no.	27
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011/12–present	Otago
2011/12–2017/18	Southland
2022	Kent
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 3 10 92 78 Runs scored 0 9 1,237 304 Batting average 0.00 9.00 13.74 11.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 0 6* 71 39 Balls bowled 160 180 16,814 3,756 Wickets 7 10 262 138 Bowling average 29.14 22.30 33.62 25.10 5 wickets in innings 0 0 11 5 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/52 4/33 7/89 6/35 Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 38/– 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2023

Duffy was born at Lumsden in the Southland Region and was educated at Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill.^[2][3]

Career

Duffy was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Otago, with 29 dismissals in eight matches.^[4] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season.^[5] He was the leading wicket-taker for Otago in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy, with 25 dismissals in eleven matches.^[6] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Otago in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with thirteen dismissals in nine matches.^[7]

In June 2020, Duffy was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.^[8][9]

In November 2020, Duffy was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.^[10][11] The following month, he was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.^[12] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 18 December 2020, against Pakistan.^[13] He took 4 wickets for 33 from his four overs, and was named the player of the match.^[14]

In April 2021, Duffy was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their series against England,^[15] and for the final of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.^[16] In May 2022, Duffy was again named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of England.^[17]

On 2 June 2022, Duffy signed a short-term deal to play as an overseas player for Kent County Cricket Club in two County Championship matches.^[18] He took eight wickets, with a five-wicket haul which included three wickets in an over, in his debut for the county.^[19]

In June 2022, Duffy was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their tour of Ireland.^[20] He made his ODI debut on 12 July 2022, for New Zealand against Ireland.^[21]

References

1. "Jacob Duffy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. Logan Savory (17 January 2012). "Teenager Gets Call From Otago Volts". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
3. "Southlander Jacob Duffy in Otago Volts Cricket Squad..." Stuff.co.nz. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
4. "Plunket Shield, 2017/18 – Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
5. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
6. "The Ford Trophy, 2018/19 – Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
7. "Super Smash, 2018/19 – Otago: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
8. "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
9. "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
10. "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
11. . New Zealand Cricket. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
12. "Ross Taylor dropped for Pakistan T20Is; Lockie Ferguson out with injury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
13. "1st T20I (N), Auckland, Dec 18 2020, Pakistan tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
14. "Debutant Jacob Duffy and Tim Seifert the difference as New Zealand guts it past Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
15. "Uncapped Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy included in New Zealand Test squad for England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
16. "Black Caps summon Rachin Ravindra, Jacob Duffy to test squad for England tour". Stuff. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
17. "Bracewell earns NZ Test call-up for England tour, Williamson nears return". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
18. "Jacob Duffy signs short-term Kent contract to ease club's injury crisis". ESPNcricinfo. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
19. Jacob Duffy's five-for leads Kent to first win of Championship season, CricInfo, 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
20. "Left-arm wristspinner Michael Rippon earns maiden call-up for New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
21. "2nd ODI, Dublin (Malahide), July 12, 2022, New Zealand tour of Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

External links

• Jacob Duffy at ESPNcricinfo