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Jacob Martin

India

Full name Jacob Joseph Martin

Born May 11, 1972, Baroda, Gujarat

Current age 37 years 195 days

Major teams India, Baroda, Railways

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak googly

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
ODIs	10	8	1	158	39	22.57	331	47.73	0	0	15	0	6	0
First-class	135	222	29	9050	271	46.89			23	47			117	4
List A	101	96	21	2948	133	39.30			3	20			37	2
Twenty20	2	2	0	14	10	7.00	18	77.77	0	0	2	0	1	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
ODIs	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	135		618	459	10	5/51		45.90	4.45	61.8		1	0
List A	101		373	283	9	2/15	2/15	31.44	4.55	41.4	0	0	0
Twenty20	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

ODI debut	India v West Indies at Toronto, Sep 11, 1999 scorecard
Last ODI	India v Kenya at Port Elizabeth, Oct 17, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut	1991/92
Last First-class	Uttar Pradesh v Baroda at Ghaziabad, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1993/94
Last List A	Assam v Bengal at Kolkata, Feb 17, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Baroda v Mumbai at Poona, Oct 20, 2009 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Gujarat v Baroda at Poona, Oct 22, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Even though Jacob Martin did not exactly set the Yarra on fire on the tour of Australia in 1999-2000, he did give enough evidence in his batting style that, if encouraged, he could be a long-term prospect. In the first place, no can question Martin's insatiable appetite for runs. One of only half a dozen players in the history of the Ranji Trophy championship to get over 1000 runs in a season, Martin, thanks to his great deeds for Baroda during 1998-99, became a nationally known figure. He was one of those who forced their way into the Indian team by strong performances around the domestic circuit. But unlike some others who also made the grade on similar credentials, Martin showed that he was made of sterner stuff.

In addition to his hunger for runs, Martin has the right approach and an ideal temperament and has the makings of a solid middle-order batsman. He was perhaps a bit unfortunate in that he was run out so often in Australia, more often than not because of some superb work in the field. But as he showed while making 39 in a losing cause against Pakistan in the Carlton & United series, he has a wide range of strokes, coupled with impeccable timing and technique. He is one who should be judged not just on facts and figures, but on style and attitude.

Martin shifted allegiance to Railways in the 2002-03 domestic season before returning to represent Baroda for four more seasons. He announced his retirement in the middle of the 2007-08 season - a decision taken hastily after selection issues - but decided to revert his decision and return for the 2008-09 season.
Partab Ramchand (November 2007)