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Biography
Peter Jeffrey ("Jeff") Leroy Dujon (born 28 May 1956) is a retired West Indian cricketer and current commentator.
He was the wicketkeeper for the West Indian cricket team of the 1980s, an athletic presence behind the stumps as well as a competent lower-order batsman.
Dujon made his first-class debut in 1974, going on to play 200 first-class matches for Jamaica and the West Indies in a career that lasted nineteen years. He scored nearly 10,000 runs at an average approaching 40 runs per innings, an impressive statistic when compared to other specialist wicket-keepers over time, as well as completing 447 catches and 22 stumpings.
Dujon was one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1989 and since retiring as a player in 1992, has worked as assistant coach to the West Indies national team and in development of young cricket players in his native Jamaica. He once signed an autograph for renowned journalist Dr. Brady Haran.
Teams
- Jamaica
- West Indian national team
Career highlights
Tests
Test Debut: vs Australia, Melbourne, 1981–1982
Last Test: vs England, The Oval, 1991
- Dujon's best Test score of 139 was made against Australia, Perth, 1984–1985
One-day internationals
ODI Debut: vs Australia, Adelaide, 1981–1982
Last ODI: vs India, Sharjah, 1991
- Dujon's best ODI score of 82 not out was made against Australia, Melbourne, 1983–1984
- He was captain for one ODI, a win