Andrew Roberts (Northamptonshire cricketer)

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Andrew Roberts
Personal information
Full name
Andrew Richard Roberts
Born (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53)
Leg break
RelationsTimothy Roberts (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–1996Northamptonshire
1993/94Wellington
1997–2010Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 61 32
Runs scored 1,173 462
Batting average 18.04 24.31
100s/50s 0/2 1/1
Top score 62 113
Balls bowled 9,203 1,157
Wickets 107 38
Bowling average 45.13 22.92
5 wickets in innings 1 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/72 5/28
Catches/stumpings 23/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 September 2011

Andrew Richard Roberts (born 16 April 1971) is a former English

leg break. He was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire and is the brother of cricketer Timothy Roberts
.

Northamptonshire

Roberts made his

1995 AXA Equity & Law League.[7] In his thirteen List A matches for the county, he took 13 wickets at an average of 26.30, with best figures of 3/26.[8] With the bat, he scored 42 runs at an average of 8.40, with a high score of 20.[9] He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1996 season
.

While at Northamptonshire and following the 1993 English cricket season, Roberts played two first-class matches for Wellington in New Zealand, both against Auckland.[2]

Bedfordshire

Roberts joined

Minor Counties against Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.[7] Roberts made fifteen further List A appearances for Bedfordshire, the last of which came against Sussex in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[7] In his sixteen List A matches for Bedfordshire, he scored 379 runs at an average of 31.58, which included his only century in that format.[9] This score came against the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[12] With the ball, he took 25 wickets at an average of 19.92, with best figures of 5/28.[8] These figures, which were one of two five wicket hauls he took in that format for Bedfordshire, came against Huntingdonshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Youth Test Matches played by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 1992 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Lancashire v Northamptonshire, 1991 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Bedfordshire v Derbyshire Cricket Board, 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Bedfordshire v Huntingdonshire, 1999 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

External links

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