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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.
Andy Roberts was a fast bowler who played for West Indies from 1974 to 1983. He took 202 Test wickets, the sixth most by a losing bowler, and had a career average of 20.35, the seventh best in Tests.
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- March 1, 1951
- West Indies
Learn about the career and achievements of Sir Andy Roberts, the first Antiguan to play Test cricket and a key member of the Windies pace attack. Find his stats, profile, awards and more on Cricbuzz.com.
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- Early life: Roberts was born to a fisherman’s family as one amongst the 14 children. He grew up in Urlings Village in Antigua, where he never played a cricket match till the age of 16.
- The break: Roberts took up cricket quite late in life. When he was 18, he got his first big break as he was picked for the Leeward Islands side. Incidentally, he used to work as a salesman for a beverage company ‘Fruity’ back then, besides helping his father haul back his day’s catch.
- Coaching: This is interesting! For a bowler who got so much success in his life, it is hard to believe that he took coaching for merely six weeks during his entire career.
- First Antiguan to play for West Indies: Roberts was the first player from Antigua to represent the West Indies team. His inclusion into the team pave the way for other Antiguans, as he was followed by Richards, Eldine Baptiste, Richie Richardson, Winston and Kenny Benjamin, Dave and Sylvester Joseph, Curtly Ambrose, Ridley Jacobs and Gavin Tonge in years to come.
Jan 13, 2016 · A profile of Andy Roberts, the West Indian pace bowler who led the supreme pace battery of the 1970s and 1980s. Learn about his life, career, achievements and style of bowling, and how he became the first Test player from Antigua.
Andy Roberts was a fast bowler and the very first Antiguan to play Test Cricket for the West Indies. He managed to take the rare feat of seven wickets in an innings of a Test match twice. He played first-class cricket in England for Hampshire County Cricket Club and Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
Jun 11, 2021 · Meet the ICC Hall of Famers: Andy Roberts | 'Not only was he quick, he was skilful'. ICC. 10.2M subscribers. 1.2K. 56K views 2 years ago. ...more. Transcript. Follow along using the transcript...
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