Jacob Martin

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Jacob Martin
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Leg break
balls = true
tests = 0
test runs = -
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = -
test overs = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = -/-
ODIs = 10
ODI runs = 158
ODI bat avg = 22.57
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 39
ODI overs = -
ODI wickets = -
ODI bowl avg = -
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = -
ODI catches/stumpings = 6/-
date = 20 April
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30954.html

Jacob Joseph Martin audio|Jacob_Martin.ogg|pronunciation (born 11 May 1972 in Baroda, Gujarat) is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a middle-order right-handed batsman. Martin has appeared 10 times for India at One Day International level, but never in Test cricket. He is the current captain of Baroda.

Martin made his first-class debut for Baroda in the 1991-92 season in the Ranji Trophy. In his debut match, he took 5 wickets in an innings against Gujarat and scored a 50. However, Martin came to be regarded as a specialist batsman and an occasional part-time spin bowler — to date, he has a total of 9 first-class wickets including the 5 he took on debut.

He has played for Baroda throughout his career except during the 2002-03 season when he played for Railways. He has also captained Baroda on a regular basis from the 2000-01 season onwards, winning the Ranji Trophy in 2000-01 and finishing as runners-up the following season.

Martin's most prolific season was in 1998-99 when he scored 1037 runs for Baroda in the Ranji Trophy at an average of 103.70 including 5 centuries. [cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/IND/Ranji_Trophy_1998-99/Batting_by_Runs.html | title=Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1998/99 (Ordered by Runs) | publisher=CricketArchive | accessdate=2007-04-20] The feat made him only the sixth player to have scored over 1000 runs in a Ranji Trophy season, [cite news | url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/82104.html | title=A race between Jacob Martin & Vijay Bhardwaj | publisher=Cricinfo | author=Mohandas Menon | date=8 March 1999 | accessdate=2007-04-20] and helped to earn him selection for the India national cricket team.

Martin made his ODI debut against the West Indies in September 1999, and also played in the subsequent triangluar ODI series in Australia against Australia and Pakistan in January 2000. However, he was unable to reproduce his domestic form and did not play again for India after 2001.

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*cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/30954.html
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7262/7262.html Player Profile: Jacob Martin] from CricketArchive