# Jake Libby

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{{short description|English cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Jake Libby
|               image = File:JAKE LIBBY.jpeg
|             caption = 
|             country = England
|            fullname = Jacob Daniel Libby
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|1|03|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [Plymouth](/source/Plymouth), [Devon](/source/Devon), England
|            heightft = 5
|          heightinch = 9
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [off-break](/source/off-break)
|                role = [Batsman](/source/Batsman)
|               club1 = [Cardiff MCCU](/source/Cardiff_MCC_University)
|               year1 = 2014
|               club2 = [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club)
|               year2 = 2014–2019
|         clubnumber2 = 2
|               club3 = → [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) <small>(on loan)</small>
|               year3 = 2016
|               club4 = [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club)
|               year4 = {{nowrap|2020–present}}
|         clubnumber4 = 2
|               type1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
|          debutdate1 = 1 April
|          debutyear1 = 2014
|           debutfor1 = <br />Cardiff MCCU
|       debutagainst1 = [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club)
|               type2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
|          debutdate2 = 19 April
|          debutyear2 = 2019
|           debutfor2 = Nottinghamshire
|       debutagainst2 = [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club)
|             columns = 3
|             column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
|            matches1 = 134
|               runs1 = 8,001
|            bat avg1 = 37.38
|           100s/50s1 = 21/34
|          top score1 = 228*
|         deliveries1 = 1,312
|            wickets1 = 13
|           bowl avg1 = 62.84
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 2/10
|  catches/stumpings1 = 58/–
|             column2 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
|            matches2 = 50
|               runs2 = 2,090
|            bat avg2 = 58.05
|           100s/50s2 = 3/18
|          top score2 = 126[*](/source/Not_out)
|         deliveries2 = 273
|            wickets2 = 6
|           bowl avg2 = 40.66
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 2/47
|  catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
|             column3 = [T20](/source/Twenty20)
|            matches3 = 58
|               runs3 = 1,209
|            bat avg3 = 28.11
|           100s/50s3 = 0/5
|          top score3 = 78[*](/source/Not_out)
|         deliveries3 = 54
|            wickets3 = 1
|           bowl avg3 = 77.00
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 1/11
|  catches/stumpings3 = 17/–
|                date = 10 May
|                year = 2026
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/529045.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Jacob Daniel Libby''' (born 3 January 1993) is an English [cricketer](/source/cricketer).  He is a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) who plays for [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club).

==Biography==
Born to parents Debbie and Paul, and brother to Aidan,<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite web|last=Bolton |first=Paul |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/counties/11100475/Nottinghamshires-Jake-Libby-scores-century-on-debut-versus-Sussex.html |title=Nottinghamshire's Jake Libby scores century on debut versus Sussex |publisher=Telegraph |date=2014-09-16 |accessdate=2014-10-03}}</ref> Libby first played a Devon Premier League match in July 2008,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/385/385706/Devon_Premier_League_Matches.html DEVON PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES PLAYED BY JAKE LIBBY], CricketArchive</ref> before becoming a regular with [Callington](/source/Callington%2C_Cornwall) in the Cornwall Premier League from 2009.<ref name="Callington">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/385/385706/Cornwall_Premier_League_Matches.html CORNWALL PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES PLAYED BY JAKE LIBBY], CricketArchive</ref> He played for Callington until 2014, while also representing [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall_County_Cricket_Club) in [minor counties](/source/Minor_counties_of_English_and_Welsh_cricket) cricket from 2011 to 2014.<ref name="Callington"/><ref name="Cornwall">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/385/385706/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES PLAYED BY JAKE LIBBY], CricketArchive</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/385/385706/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html MINOR COUNTIES TROPHY MATCHES PLAYED BY JAKE LIBBY], CricketArchive</ref>

Libby attended [Cardiff Metropolitan University](/source/Cardiff_Metropolitan_University) to study Sports Science, where he secured a 2:1 grade.<ref name="Notts">{{cite web|url=http://www.trentbridge.co.uk/news/2014/september/jake-libby-delighted-by-speed-of-progress.html |title=Jake Libby Delighted By Speed Of Progress |publisher=Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club |date=2014-09-23 |accessdate=2014-10-03}}</ref> He failed to make the team for [Cardiff MCCU](/source/Cardiff_MCC_University) in his first two years at the University, before breaking into the side in his third-year.<ref name="Notts"/> He made [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut against [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) on 1 April 2014, scoring 5 and 11* in two innings as the match was drawn.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/692687.html Glamorgan v Cardiff MCCU], CricInfo</ref> The following week he scored 65 in another draw against [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/595/595745.html Gloucestershire v Cardiff Marylebone Cricket Club University], CricketArchive</ref>

Following the end of the [MCCU](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club) season, Libby returned to playing cricket in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall). In July 2014 he was offered a trial at [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) on the recommendation of his coaches in Cornwall and at Cardiff MCCU.<ref name="Telegraph"/> On 15 July 2014, the first day of his Second XI Championship debut he scored 225* for Notts against Warwickshire.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/611/611567.html Warwickshire Second XI v Nottinghamshire Second XI], CricketArchive</ref> Off the back of his form in the second XI, he secured a two-year contract with the club.<ref name="Telegraph"/>

On 15 September 2014 Libby made his [County Championship Division One](/source/County_Championship) debut for Nottinghamshire against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club). Opening the batting, he scored 108 in his side's first innings, becoming the first Nottinghamshire player to score a century on debut since 1946.<ref name="Notts"/><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/596/596098.html Nottinghamshire v Sussex], CricketArchive</ref> He spent the 2014–15 English off-season playing first grade cricket for Latrobe Cricket Club in [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), averaging 82.6 with the bat and 13.8 with the ball.<ref name="Notts"/>

He made his [Twenty20](/source/Twenty20) debut for Nottinghamshire in the [2018 t20 Blast](/source/2018_t20_Blast) on 13 July 2018.<ref name="T20">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1127479.html |title=North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Derby, Jul 13 2018 |accessdate=13 July 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut on 19 April 2019, for Nottinghamshire in the [2019 Royal London One-Day Cup](/source/2019_Royal_London_One-Day_Cup).<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1167059.html |title=North Group, One-Day Cup at Nottingham, Apr 19 2019 |accessdate=19 April 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Libby joined [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50402551|title=Jake Libby: Worcestershire sign Nottinghamshire batsman on three-year deal|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref> In January 2024, he signed a new four-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68130406|title=Jake Libby: Worcestershire opener signs new four-year Pears contract|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=529045}}

{{Worcestershire County Cricket Club squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Libby, Jake}}
Category:1993 births
Category:English cricketers
Category:Living people
Category:Alumni of Cardiff Metropolitan University
Category:Cornwall cricketers
Category:Nottinghamshire cricketers
Category:Northamptonshire cricketers
Category:Worcestershire cricketers
Category:Cardiff MCCU cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Plymouth, Devon
Category:21st-century English sportsmen

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