Jacob Duffy (born 2 August 1994) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. Duffy made his senior debut in an HRV Cup match against

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in January 2012. He made his international debut for the

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in December 2020. Duffy was born at Lumsden in the

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and was educated at

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Career

Duffy was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Otago, with 29 dismissals in eight matches. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Otago for the 2018–19 season. He was the leading wicket-taker for Otago in the

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, with 25 dismissals in eleven matches. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Otago in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with thirteen dismissals in nine matches. In June 2020, Duffy was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. In November 2020, Duffy was named in the

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for practice matches against the touring West Indies team. The following month, he was named in New Zealand's

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(T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 18 December 2020, against

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. He took 4 wickets for 33 from his four overs, and was named the player of the match. In April 2021, Duffy was named in New Zealand's

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squad for their series against England, and for the

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of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship. In May 2022, Duffy was again named in New Zealand's Test squad for their tour of England. On 2 June 2022, Duffy signed a short-term deal to play as an overseas player for

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in two

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matches. He took eight wickets, with a

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which included three wickets in an over, in his debut for the county. In June 2022, Duffy was named in New Zealand's

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(ODI) squad for their

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. He made his ODI debut on 12 July 2022, for New Zealand against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Jacob 1994 births Living people People from Lumsden, New Zealand New Zealand cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Otago cricketers People educated at Southland Boys' High School South Island cricketers