Bevon John Jacobs (born 6 May 2002) is a New Zealand cricketer, who is a right-handed batsman. He currently represents the Auckland cricket team, and has previously played for Canterbury.[1]
Jacobs was born on 6 May 2002 at Pretoria, Gauteng in South Africa.[2] 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,[3] and scored 178 runs in a match against Old Boys Collegians, recording the highest individual score in the history of the tournament.[4] He also represented Auckland in age-level cricket and Westlake Boys High School in school-level cricket.[5] Later, he moved to Christchurch,[6] and is currently studying sport and recreation management at Lincoln University.[4]
Jacobs made his List A debut for Canterbury on 25 November 2023, against Wellington in the 2023–24 Ford Trophy.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Canterbury Kings on 19 December 2023, against Auckland in the 2023–24 Super Smash.[8] He smashed 42 runs off just 20 balls on his T20 debut match.[9]
Jacobs signed with Auckland ahead of the 2024/25 domestic season.
In the 2024 IPL Auction, Jacobs was bought by the Mumbai Indians for ₹30 lakh (NZ$61,000)[10][11]
Jacobs was selected as part of the Black Caps' squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka in early 2025, but did not feature in any of the games.[12]
