Theophile Eddison Roberts (born 23 January 1959) is an Antiguan born former English

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. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Roberts made his

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debut for

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in 1984 against

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. From 1984 to 1985, he represented the county in 12 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1985 Championship when Berkshire played Buckinghamshire. Roberts also played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Berkshire. His debut in that competition came in 1984 when Berkshire played Buckinghamshire. From 1984 to 1985, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Berkshire played Shropshire in the 1985 MCCA Knockout Trophy. Additionally, he also played 2 List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against Kent in the

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. The following season he played his second and final List-A match, when Berkshire played Hampshire in the

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at the County Ground, Southampton. In his 2 matches, he took 2 wickets at a

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of 56.00, with best figures of 2/42.List-A Bowling For Each Team by Eddison Roberts
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References

Theophile Eddison Roberts is also related to Sir Anderson Roberts

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Eddison Roberts
at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Eddison 1959 births Living people English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent Sportspeople of Antigua and Barbuda descent English cricketers Berkshire cricketers Antigua and Barbuda cricketers