John Francis Esdale Roberts (4 March 1933 – 2 December 2019) was an English cricketer. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Kearsley, Lancashire.
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| Full name | John Francis Esdale Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 1933 Kearsley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 2019 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He made two first-class appearances for Lancashire in 1957. The first of these came against Surrey in the County Championship. His second appearance came against Cambridge University.[1] Roberts had little success in either match, scoring 5 runs[2] and taking no wickets.[3]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
External links
edit- John Roberts at ESPNcricinfo
- John Roberts at CricketArchive
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