Roger Busby

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Roger Busby
Personal information
Full nameRoger Neil Busby
Born (1946-09-18) 18 September 1946 (age 74)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1988 Minor Counties
1973–1989 Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches12
Runs scored55
Batting average 9.16
100s/50s–/–
Top score22
Balls bowled732
Wickets 7
Bowling average 59.14
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling1/15
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2011

Roger Neil Busby (born 18 September 1946) is a former English cricketer. Busby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Busby made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1973 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Busby played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1973 to 1989, which included 113 Minor Counties Championship matches [1] and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. [2] He made his List A debut against Cornwall in the 1975 Gillette Cup. He played 9 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. [3] In his 9 List A matches for Oxfordshire, he scored 46 runs at a batting average of 9.20, with a high score of 22. [4] With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 63.40, with best figures of 1/15. [5]

Playing for Oxfordshire entitled him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in a List A match against Glamorgan in the 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played 2 further List A matches for the team, both coming in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire and Yorkshire. [3] In total, Busby played 12 List A matches. In these he scored 55 runs at an average of 9.16, with a high score of 22. With the ball, he took a total of 7 wickets at an average of 59.14, with best figures of 1/15. [6]

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References

  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Roger Busby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Roger Busby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "List A Matches played by Roger Busby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  4. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Busby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  5. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Roger Busby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  6. "Player profile: Roger Busby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.