Robert Roy (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Alexander Roy |
| Born | 7 October 1948 Gore, Southland, New Zealand |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1968/69 | Southland |
| 1970/71–1971/72 | Otago |
| 1979/80 | Central Otago |
Source: CricInfo, 22 May 2016 | |
Robert Alexander Roy (born 7 October 1948) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Otago during the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons.[1]
Roy was born at Gore in the Southland Region of New Zealand in 1948.[2] He played age-group cricket for Otago and for Southland in the Hawke Cup before making his representative debut for Otago in December 1970. Primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, on debut against Wellington Roy took one wicket and made scores of 22 and 30 runs in a Plunket Shield match ar Carisbrook. He went on to play two other Shield matches during the season, taking three wickets against Northern Districts in his second match.[3]
The following season Roy played a single first-class match against a New Zealand under-23 side towards the end of the domestic season, his final top-level match. He played for Central Otago in the Hawke Cup during the 1979–80 season.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Roy". CricInfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 116. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b Robert Roy, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
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