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Ridley Jacob's five dismissals
Atul Kahate - 25 May 1999

Ridley Jacobs has become the first West Indian wicket-keeper to make (1) five dismissals in a World Cup match and (2) five dismissals in all Limited Overs International match twice. His five catches against New Zealand on Monday equalled the World record for wicket-keepers set for the first time by Rodney Marsh in 1981 and since equalled but never beaten by many.

The following table shows the details.

Wicket-keeping Records

 Ct+St   Player            Teams        Ground          Season      Date
 5+ 0    CO Browne         WI  v SL     Brisbane        1995-96     05 Jan 1996
 5+ 0    A Flower          Zim v SA     Harare          1995-96     22 Oct 1995
 5+ 0    A Flower          Zim v Eng    Harare          1996-97     03 Jan 1997
 4+ 1    RD Jacobs         WI  v Eng    Kingstown       1997-98     05 Apr 1998
 5+ 0    RD Jacobs         WI  v NZ     Southampton     1999        24 May 1999
 4+ 1    RS Kaluwitharana  SL  v Pak    Sharjah         1994-95     11 Apr 1995
 5+ 0    SMH Kirmani       Ind v Zim    Leicester       1983        11 Jun 1983
 5+ 0    RW Marsh          Aus v Eng    Leeds           1981        08 Jun 1981
 5+ 0    Moin Khan         Pak v Zim    Harare          1994-95     26 Feb 1995
 3+ 2    NR Mongia         Ind v NZ     Auckland        1993-94     27 Apr 1994
 3+ 2    NR Mongia         Ind v Pak    Toronto         1996-97     18 Sep 1996
 4+ 1    NR Mongia         Ind v Zim    Leicester       1999        19 May 1999
 3+ 2    KS More           Ind v NZ     Sharjah         1987-88     27 Mar 1988
 3+ 2    AC Parore         NZ  v WI     Margao          1994-95     26 Oct 1994
 4+ 1    Rashid Latif      Pak v NZ     Lahore          1995-96     06 Mar 1996
 5+ 0    DJ Richardson     SA  v Pak    Johannesburg    1994-95     12 Jan 1995
 5+ 0    DJ Richardson     SA  v Zim    Harare          1995-96     21 Oct 1995
 5+ 0    HP Tillekeratne   SL  v Pak    Sharjah         1990-91     20 Dec 1990
 3+ 2    S Viswanath       Ind v Eng    Sydney          1984-85     26 Feb 1985
 5+ 0    RG de Alwis       SL  v Aus    Colombo (2)     1982-83     13 Apr 1983

Contributed by Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)