da luck： The confusion over Ridley Jacobs’ suspension by ICC match refereeDennis Lindsay reached a conclusion yesterday
Tony Cozier08-Jul-2001The confusion over Ridley Jacobs’ suspension by ICC match refereeDennis Lindsay reached a conclusion yesterday. Or so it seemed.He will now be banned from the second Test against Zimbabwe at theHarare Sports Club July 27 to 31.Courtney Browne is expected to arrive in Harare this week to prepareto take Jacobs’ place in the relevant Test. Wicketkeeper Jacobs hadbeen originally suspended for the three One-Day Internationals on thetour of Kenya next month following an incident in Wednesday’s One-DayInternational against India here.But Lindsay did not know at the time that Jacobs had not been selectedfor the Kenya tour.West Indies manager Ricky Skerritt said he had not advised him becausehe had not been notified of the Kenya team by the West Indies CricketBoard (WICB). A statement issued yesterday by the Zimbabwe CricketUnion said: As a result of having been advised of certain mediainformation, it has been confirmed by Gregory Shillingford, chiefexecutive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), that RidleyJacobs will not be touring Kenya after the completion of the Zimbabwetour.As a result, Lindsay changed the suspension.The match referee penalised Jacobs after the television replay showedhe had stumped batsman Viren Sewag without the ball in his right glovethat broke the bails but in his left glove that was nowhere near thebroken wicket.