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Andy Roberts, who made his debut for the Leeward Islands in 1969-70, was the first in a line of West Indies cricketers from the smaller Caribbean islands to establish themselves in the Test side. He beat his compatriot Viv Richards into the West Indies side by one season, making his debut in 1973-74, against England in Bridgetown.
Sir Anderson Montgomery Everton (Andy) Roberts was the first of the fast-bowling greats who made to the West Indies side during the 1970s. Born in Antigua, which did not have a history for producing cricketers till then, Roberts moved to Hampshire to play club cricket in 1972. When West Indies toured England in 1973, Roberts was elected to play ...
10 de ago. de 2016 · Earlier this year, on a Monday night in April, Luke Ambler’s brother-in-law Andy Roberts took his own life. Ambler and his family were left devastated by the news.
Sports Social Blog: Chase Your Sport aims to create a sustainable platform for Indian sports lovers to provide latest updates on Indian Sports Trends, analytics, career in sports & health & fitness tips. Andy Roberts was the first cricketer from Antigua to feature in Cricket for the West Indies team. Roberts was the part of two world cup ...
Andy’s Man Club was founded after the unexpected suicide of my brother-in-law, Andy Roberts (pictured right), a 23-year-old father from Halifax. Myself and his mother, Elaine Roberts, were determined to prevent other families going through the pain of losing a family member to suicide - so we set up Andy's Man Club.
Also, Andy Roberts was the first West Indies out-and-out fast bowler to take 200 Test wickets, played more first-class matches, and took more first-class wickets (889 at 21.01 each), than Michael Holding, Colin Croft, or Joel Garner. Overall, he managed to take 202 Test wickets, 87 ODI wickets, 889 first-class wickets, and 274 List-A wickets.
Roberts was named racquetball “Athlete of the Year” by the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1988, ’89, ’90 and ’91. He was a national Sullivan Award nominee in 1988, ’89, ’90 and ’91, and the USRA “Male Athlete of the Year” in 1988, ’90 and ’91. Roberts went on to play professional racquetball for 11 years and was never ranked ...
