Bevon John Jacobs (born 6 May 2002) is a New Zealand cricketer, who is a right-handed

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. He currently represents the

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, and has previously played for

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Early life and career

Jacobs was born on 6 May 2002 at

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in South Africa. He moved to New Zealand with his family when he was three years old. He grew up in Auckland and learned to play cricket from his father. He played for Sydenham Cricket Club in the 2021 Christchurch Metro competition, and scored 178 runs in a match against Old Boys Collegians, recording the highest individual score in the history of the tournament. He also represented

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in age-level cricket and

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in school-level cricket. Later, he moved to Christchurch, and is currently studying sport and recreation management at Lincoln University.

Domestic career

Jacobs made his

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debut for Canterbury on 25 November 2023, against

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in the 2023–24 Ford Trophy. He made his

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debut for Canterbury Kings on 19 December 2023, against Auckland in the 2023–24 Super Smash. He smashed 42 runs off just 20 balls on his T20 debut match. Jacobs signed with Auckland ahead of the 2024/25 domestic season. In the 2024 IPL Auction, Jacobs was bought by the

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for ₹30 lakh (NZ$61,000)

International career

Jacobs was selected as part of the Black Caps' squad for the T20I series against

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in early 2025, but did not feature in any of the games.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Bevon 2002 births Living people New Zealand cricketers South African emigrants to New Zealand Cricketers from Pretoria Canterbury cricketers Auckland cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen