Andrew Roberts (Northamptonshire cricketer)

Andrew Richard Roberts (born 16 April 1971) is a former English cricketer. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire and is the brother of cricketer Timothy Roberts.

Andrew Roberts
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Richard Roberts
Born (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971
Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg 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

Northamptonshire

Roberts made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Glamorgan in the 1989 County Championship. The following season he made three Youth Test appearances for England Young Cricketers against Pakistan Young Cricketers.[1] These were to be his only international honours. Roberts' first-class career with Northamptonshire continued until the 1996 season, when he made his final first-class appearance against Worcestershire in the 1996 County Championship.[2] He made 59 first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, scoring 1,119 runs at an average of 18.04, with a high score of 62.[3] This score, which was one of two fifties he made, came against Nottinghamshire in 1992.[4] As a leg spin bowler (a rarity in modern first-class cricket in England), Roberts took 107 wickets at a bowling average of 44.60, with best figures of 6/72.[5] These figures, his only five wicket haul, came against Lancashire in 1988.[6] His List A debut came against Worcestershire in the 1991 Refuge Assurance League. He made thirteen further List A appearances for Northamptonshire, the last of which came against Sussex in the 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 Bedfordshire in 1997, making his debut for the county against Cumberland in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire 1997 to 2010, making 85 Minor Counties Championship[10] and 48 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[11] He made his first List A appearance representing Bedfordshire against Glamorgan in the 1997 NatWest Trophy. The following season he made two List A appearances for the 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. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. "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. "List A Matches played by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  8. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Andrew Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  9. "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.
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