Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts

Místo: Urlings

Narozený: 1951

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Andy Robert is a West Indian cricketer born on January 29, 1951, in Urlings, Antigua and Barbuda. He is considered the father of modern West Indian fast bowling. Roberts played Test cricket for the West Indies, taking seven wickets in a Test innings twice, and was a member of the teams that won the 1975 and 1979 Cricket World Cups and finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire and Leicestershire in England. Roberts was the first Antiguan to play Test cricket for the West Indies, leading the way for many famous countrymen, including Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, and Curtly Ambrose. In 2009, Roberts was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.