Jacobs to miss second Test

The confusion over Ridley Jacobs' suspension by ICC match referee Dennis Lindsay reached a conclusion yesterday. Or so it seemed.

He will now be banned from the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club July 27 to 31.

Courtney Browne is expected to arrive in Harare this week to prepare to take Jacobs' place in the relevant Test. Wicketkeeper Jacobs had been originally suspended for the three One-Day Internationals on the tour of Kenya next month following an incident in Wednesday's One-Day International against India here.

But Lindsay did not know at the time that Jacobs had not been selected for the Kenya tour.

West Indies manager Ricky Skerritt said he had not advised him because he had not been notified of the Kenya team by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). A statement issued yesterday by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union said: As a result of having been advised of certain media information, it has been confirmed by Gregory Shillingford, chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), that Ridley Jacobs will not be touring Kenya after the completion of the Zimbabwe tour.

As a result, Lindsay changed the suspension.

The match referee penalised Jacobs after the television replay showed he had stumped batsman Viren Sewag without the ball in his right glove that broke the bails but in his left glove that was nowhere near the broken wicket.