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English cricketer

Harry Roberts

Personal information
Full name Harry Edmund Roberts
Born 5 June 1924Earlsdon, Warwickshire, England
Died 3 October 1995(1995-10-03) (aged 71)Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years Team
1949–1950 Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 52 Batting average 6.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 30 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2015

Harry Edmund Roberts (5 June 1924 – 3 October 1995) was an English cricketer active in the late 1940s and early 1950s, playing in five first-class cricket matches.

Born at Earlsdon in Coventry, Warwickshire, Roberts was educated locally in Coventry.[1] A left-handed opening batsman, he played for several top local league sides, including Coventry and North Warwickshire.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1949.[2] He made four further appearances in first-class cricket for Warwickshire to 1950, with his final appearance coming against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford.[2] He scored a total of 52 runs in his five matches, averaging 6.50, with a high score of 30 which he made on debut.[1][3]

He died of suicide at Coventry on 3 October 1995, jumping in front of a train.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Frith, David (2001). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 184018406X.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Harry Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harry Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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