Jacob Reuben (born 28 February 1931) was an Indian
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. He was born in
Ahmednagar
Ahmednagar, officially Ahilyanagar, is a city in, and the headquarters of, the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impre ...
.
Reuben made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1952–53 season, against
Holkar
The Holkars (pronunciation: �o(ː)ɭkəɾ were the ruling house of the Indore State of the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier held the rank of Subahdar under Peshwa Baji Rao I of the Maratha Empire. When the Maratha Confederacy began to we ...
. From the tailend, he scored 1 not out in each innings in which he batted.
Reuben took two catches from behind the stumps, those of Hiralal Gaekwad
Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad (29 August 1923 – 2 January 2003) was an Indian cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of ...
and Narayan Nivsarkar.[
]
References
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1931 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
Maharashtra cricketers
People from Ahmednagar