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Jacobs the fourth to carry bat
Atul Kahate - 31 May 1999

Ridley Jacobs has become the fourth batsman to open in a LOI innings and remain not out until its end (which is indicated by the fall of all the 10 wickets, and not the completion of the stipulated number of overs, in this case).

Jacobs is the first West Indian to do so. The following table shows the four instances of a batsman carrying his bat through in a completed LOI innings.

GW Flower         84  Zim    Eng   Sydney              15 Dec 1994
Saeed Anwar      103  Pak    Zim   Harare              22 Feb 1995
NV Knight        125  Eng    Pak   Nottingham          01 Sep 1996
RD Jacobs         49  WI     Aus   Manchester          30 May 1999

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)