Arthur Roberts (cricketer)
Arthur Wilson Roberts (23 September 1874 – 27 June 1961) was an English cricketer. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Malegaon, Bombay Presidency and later educated at Rossall School in Lancashire, England.
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| Full name | Arthur Wilson Roberts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 1874 Malegaon, Bombay Presidency, British Raj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 June 1961 (aged 86) Hastings, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Francis Roberts (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–1913 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896–1897 | Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roberts made his debut in county cricket for Oxfordshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship. He played a further match for Oxfordshire in the following season. He later appeared in 2 Minor Counties Championship matches for Buckinghamshire in 1902.
Roberts made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Hampshire in 1908 County Championship. He played 28 first-class matches for Gloucestershire, the last coming against Somerset in the 1913 County Championship. In those 28 first-class matches, he scored 727 runs at a batting average of 17.73, with a 3 half centuries and a high score of 90. His highest score came against Somerset in 1911. A part-time bowler, Roberts took 11 wickets for Gloucestershire at a bowling average of 36.00, with best figures of 2/20.
He also played a single first-class match for an England XI against Hambledon in a commemorative match at the Broadhalfpenny Down ground, home to the original Hambledon Club. In this match he was dismissed for 11 in the England XI's first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he scored 69 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. With the ball he took a single wicket, that of Guy Bignell.
He died in Hastings, Sussex on 27 June 1961. He survived his brother, Francis, who had also played first-class cricket but was killed in the First World War by 45 years.