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Player
Profiles
Wayne
Roberts
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Date
of birth: 2nd March 1975
Place of birth: Whalley
Current club: Accrington
Batting style: Right hand middle order
Bowling style: Right arm medium pace/off spin
Fielding position: Any
Marital status: Married to Becky
Nickname: Robbo, Wayno, Capes
Height: 6' 0''
Weight:
Previous clubs: Rishton
1st XI debut at present club: 1995
Best batting performance: 44 v Bacup, 2nds 103* v Colne
Best bowling performance: 6-37 for Rishton v Todmorden
Cricketing honours:
Lancs League Young Player of the month August 1992
First cricketing memories: England winning The Ashes in 1985
Theories on cricket:
Cricketing heroes: Ian Botham, Mohsin Ahmed and Jimmy Hayhurst
Cricketing superstitions: None
Family cricketing links: Brother Stuart played for Rishton 1sts 1993-99.
Hobbies: Football
Profile:
Middle order right handed batsman who used to open the bowling for
Rishton. Nowadays Wayne is more of a hard hitting batsman and only bowls
occasional off spin or medium pace. Has been used as a pinch hitting
opener in the first team with some success.
WAYNO'S STATS
AT ACCY
Team
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Season
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Inns
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N.O
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H.S.
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Runs
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Av
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Overs
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Mns
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Runs
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Wkts
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Av
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1sts |
1995-01
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79
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8
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44
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577
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8.1
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43
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4
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219
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3
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73.0 |
2nds |
1996-02
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41
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2
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103*
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676
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17.3
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111.5
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18
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473
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21
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22.5
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3rds |
1995-98
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4
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1
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63*
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120
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40.0
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27.4
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3
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127
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4
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31.8 |
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