Jacob Duffy

Jacob Duffy

New Zealand
2020 - 2026
  • Date of Birth 1994-8-2
  • Role bowler
  • Batting Style right-hand bat
  • Bowling Style right-arm fast-medium
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
TEST ZIM vs NZ 2025-08-07
ODI IRE vs NZ 2022-07-12
T20 PAK vs NZ 2020-12-18

Recent Performances

India vs New Zealand
2026-03-08
Batting: 3
Bowling: 0/42
Canada vs New Zealand
2026-02-17
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/25
New Zealand vs South Africa
2026-02-14
Batting: -
Bowling: 0/50
U.A.E. vs New Zealand
2026-02-10
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/16
Afghanistan vs New Zealand
2026-02-08
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/30
New Zealand vs U.S.A.
2026-02-05
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/37
India vs New Zealand
2026-01-31
Batting: 9*
Bowling: 1/53
New Zealand vs India
2026-01-28
Batting: -
Bowling: 2/33
New Zealand vs India
2026-01-25
Batting: 4*
Bowling: 0/38
New Zealand vs India
2026-01-23
Batting: -
Bowling: 1/38

Batting Statistics

Matches 4
Innings 5
Runs 78
Average 19.5
Strike Rate 75
Highest Score 36
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 14
Sixes 0
Catches 2

Bowling Statistics

Matches 4
Innings 8
Wickets 25
Average 16.28
Economy 2.37
Strike Rate 41.2
Best Figure 5/34
4 Wickets 1
5 Wickets 3
Balls Bowled 1030
Runs Conceded 407

Batting Statistics

Matches 19
Innings 7
Runs 12
Average 12
Strike Rate 60
Highest Score 4*
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 2
Sixes 0
Catches 4

Bowling Statistics

Matches 19
Innings 19
Wickets 35
Average 24.25
Economy 5.9
Strike Rate 24.6
Best Figure 3/35
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 862
Runs Conceded 849

Batting Statistics

Matches 48
Innings 12
Runs 40
Average 8
Strike Rate 97.56
Highest Score 9*
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 3
Sixes 0
Catches 14

Bowling Statistics

Matches 48
Innings 46
Wickets 62
Average 20.25
Economy 8.08
Strike Rate 15
Best Figure 4/14
4 Wickets 5
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 932
Runs Conceded 1256

Batting Statistics

Matches 104
Innings 55
Runs 374
Average 12.06
Strike Rate 91.66
Highest Score 39
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 35
Sixes 11
Catches 35

Bowling Statistics

Matches 104
Innings 101
Wickets 178
Average 25.08
Economy 5.44
Strike Rate 27.6
Best Figure 6/35
4 Wickets 4
5 Wickets 5
Balls Bowled 4920
Runs Conceded 4466

Batting Statistics

Matches 168
Innings 60
Runs 237
Average 7.9
Strike Rate 128.8
Highest Score 24
100s 0
50s 0
Fours 14
Sixes 11
Catches 49

Bowling Statistics

Matches 168
Innings 162
Wickets 189
Average 25.13
Economy 8.5
Strike Rate 17.7
Best Figure 5/18
4 Wickets 7
5 Wickets 2
Balls Bowled 3350
Runs Conceded 4751
When Jacob Duffy played his first T20I for New Zealand in December 2020, he became the first Southlander to make his debut for the national side since Jeff Wilson in 1993. He had all the ingredients that a fast bowler would want. He was tall. He had the ability to swing the ball both ways but it took a while for him to harness all those natural attributes.
When Duffy burst onto the Under-19 scene in New Zealand, his action seemingly collapsed in the delivery stride but as he moved up the ranks, he remedied that. Duffy attributed his first international call up in late 2020 to those technical tweaks, which included the straightening of his followthrough.
Since picking up a four-for, and the Player-of-the-Match award, on T20I debut against Pakistan though, Duffy made only sporadic appearances for New Zealand over the next three years before earning his first New Zealand central contract in 2024.
He remained a dominant force in domestic cricket, especially the four-day Plunket Shield. When he took a match haul of nine wickets against Northern Districts in Dunedin in 2023, he became Otago's leading wicket-taker across formats, toppling a record which Stephen Boock held for almost three decades.