Andy Roberts (cricketer)

Sir Andy Roberts
KCN
Personal information
Full name
Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts
Born (1951-01-29) 29 January 1951 (age 73)
Urlings, Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda
NicknameHit Man
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 149)6 March 1974 v England
Last Test24 December 1983 v India
ODI debut (cap 15)7 June 1975 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI7 December 1983 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1984Leeward Islands
1970–1981Combined Islands
1973–1978Hampshire
1976New South Wales
1981–1984Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 47 56 228 195
Runs scored 762 231 3,516 1,091
Batting average 14.94 10.04 15.69 14.54
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/10 40/1
Top score 68 37* 89 81*
Balls bowled 11,135 3,123 42,760 9,841
Wickets 202 87 889 274
Bowling average 25.61 20.35 21.01 18.58
5 wickets in innings 11 1 47 2
10 wickets in match 2 0 7 0
Best bowling 7/54 5/22 8/47 5/13
Catches/stumpings 9/– 6/– 52/– 33/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1975 England
Winner 1979 England
Runner-up 1983 England and Wales
Source: CricketArchive, 12 January 2009

Sir Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts, KCN (born 29 January 1951) is a former Antiguan first-class cricketer who is considered the father of modern West Indian fast bowling.[1][2] Roberts played Test cricket for the West Indies, twice taking seven wickets in a Test innings, and was a member of the team that won both the 1975 Cricket World Cup and the 1979 Cricket World Cup respectively, as well as finishing as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Arriving in England in 1972, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club and then later for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

Roberts was the first Antiguan to play Test cricket for the West Indies, thus leading the way for many of his famous countrymen including Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, and Curtly Ambrose. In 2009, Roberts was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ "Biography of Andy Roberts – Father of Modern West Indian Fast Bowling on Cricketnmore on Cricketnmore". Cricketnmore. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Andy Roberts – The expressionless assassin". Cricket Country. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2019.