Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon (born 28 May 1956) is a retired West Indian

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er and current commentator. He was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as

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at the

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. He was the

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for the West Indies cricket team of the 1980s, an athletic presence behind the stumps as well as a competent middle order batsman. Dujon attended

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. Dujon made his first-class debut in 1974, and

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debut in 1981. During his nineteen-year career, Dujon played 200 first-class matches for

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and the West Indies. He scored nearly 10,000 runs at an average approaching 40 runs per innings, an impressive statistic when compared with other specialist wicket-keepers over time, as well as completing 447 catches and 22 stumpings. In total, he won 81 Test caps for the West Indies and was never a part of any losing series. Dujon was one of five

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in 1989 and since retiring as a player in 1992, has worked as assistant coach to the West Indies national team and in development of young cricket players in his native Jamaica.

Career highlights

Tests

Test Debut: vs

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, 1981–1982
Last Test: vs

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, 1991 *Dujon's best Test score of 139 was made against Australia,

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, 1984–1985

One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs Australia,

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, 1981–1982
Last ODI: vs

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, 1991 *Dujon's best ODI score of 82 not out was made against Australia, Melbourne, 1983–1984

References

External links

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HowSTAT! statistical profile on Jeff Dujon
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dujon, Jeff West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers West Indian cricket captains Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican cricketers Jamaica cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year West Indian cricket commentators 1956 births Living people Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup M Parkinson's World XI cricketers Wicket-keepers Wolmer's Schools alumni 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen