Timothy Roberts (cricketer)

Timothy William Roberts (born 4 March 1978) is an English former cricketer who represented Lancashire and Northamptonshire. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.

Tim Roberts
Personal information
Full name
Timothy William Roberts
Born (1978-03-04) 4 March 1978 (age 46)
Kettering, Northamptonshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsAndrew Roberts (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2002Lancashire
2003–2005Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 32 46 12
Runs scored 1,235 1,129 167
Batting average 25.20 26.25 18.55
100s/50s 0/9 2/5 0/0
Top score 89 131 43
Balls bowled 114 36
Wickets 1 0
Bowling average 20.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 21/– 10/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 June 2010

Personal

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Roberts studied at Durham University, where he played for the cricket team and was also selected for British Universities.[1]

Career

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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.[2] While at Northamptonshire, he played regularly for Finedon Dolben and continued until the end of the 2009 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Timothy Roberts played for". The Cricketer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire in 2003 CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ Roberts century keeps Finedon on course HeraldandPost. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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