Damion Kemar Jacobs (born 15 February 1985) is a

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n cricketer who plays for the Jamaican national side in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-arm

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bowler. From Kingston, Jacobs made his first-class debut for Jamaica during the 2013–14 Regional Four Day Competition.First-class matches played by Damion Jacobs
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015. In only his fourth match, which was the competition's final, he took figures of 8/47 in the

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' first innings (and 10/122 for the match). Only four Jamaicans have taken better figures in an innings in first-class cricket. Jacobs continued his good form during the 2014–15 season, taking 48 wickets to finish as Jamaica's leading wicket-taker (and fifth in the competition). His season included figures of 5/27 and 7/54 against the

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(in separate matches), 5/67 against

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, and 7/72 against the Windwards. He was selected in the 2017 CPL player draft by the

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. He made his

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debut for Barbados Tridents in the

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on 20 August 2017. In May 2018, he was selected to play for the

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in the Professional Cricket League draft, ahead of the 2018–19 season. In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the

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tournament in the United States following the players' draft.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Damion 1985 births Living people Barbados Royals cricketers Jamaica cricketers Jamaican cricketers Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica