Timothy Roberts (cricketer)

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Tim Roberts
Personal information
Full nameTimothy William Roberts
Born (1978-03-04) 4 March 1978 (age 41)
Kettering, Northamptonshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Relations Andrew Roberts (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2002 Lancashire
2003–2005 Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches324612
Runs scored1,2351,129167
Batting average 25.2026.2518.55
100s/50s0/92/50/0
Top score8913143
Balls bowled11436
Wickets 10
Bowling average 20.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/10
Catches/stumpings 21/–10/–1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 June 2010

Timothy William Roberts, (born 4 March 1978) is an English cricketer who played for the cricket teams of Lancashire and Northamptonshire. He was a small right-handed batsman who regularly opened the innings.

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Career

After a brief spell at Lancashire playing only four first-class games, he moved to Northamptonshire for two years scoring over 1000 first-class runs and scoring a best one day score of 131 against Nottinghamshire. [1] While at Northamptonshire, he played regularly for Finedon Dolben and continued until the end of the 2009 season. [2]

He previously taught at Rugby School, in Warwickshire and took up the position of cricket professional at Eton College in September 2014.

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References

  1. Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire in 2003 CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  2. Roberts century keeps Finedon on course HeraldandPost. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2010-06-15.