Barry Roberts (cricketer)

Barry Leonard Roberts (born 15 June 1946) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts in 1977–78.

Barry Roberts
Personal information
Full name
Barry Leonard Roberts
Born (1946-06-15) 15 June 1946 (age 78)
Suva, Fiji
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 2 1
Runs scored 40 33
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 24 33*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2020

In his only List A match, Barry Roberts opened the batting for Northern Districts and made 33 not out as he and Dennis Lloyd successfully chased Auckland's total of 70 without losing a wicket.[1]

Roberts has been prominent in Hawke Cup cricket since the 1960s. He played in the Marlborough team that won the title in 1967–68 for the first time,[2] and the Taranaki team that won the title in 1970–71 and held it for two seasons.[3] He also later played Hawke Cup cricket for Franklin and Hamilton.[4] He returned to Marlborough in 1982, and coached the team for most of the time from then till 2005, including their second title victory in 1993–94. He was awarded life membership of the Marlborough Cricket Association in 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Northern Districts v Auckland 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Peter (19 January 2018). "Historic Hawke Cup success hard-earned half a century ago". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Peter (30 July 2019). "Cricket stalwart honoured with life membership". Marlborough Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Hawke Cup matches played by Barry Roberts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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