Peter Roebuck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Peter Roebuck

Cricketer and commentator

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1956

Place of Birth: Oddington, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Nov-2011

Profession: journalist, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Peter Roebuck

  • Peter Michael Roebuck (6 March 1956 – 12 November 2011) was an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator.
  • A consistent county performer with over 25,000 runs, and "one of the better English openers of the 1980s", Roebuck captained the English county side Somerset between 1986 and 1988.
  • During 1989, Roebuck also captained an England XI one-day cricket team in two matches.
  • His post-playing career as an erudite writer earned him great acclaim as a journalist with the Sunday Times and later as an author.
  • Roebuck committed suicide in Cape Town, South Africa, on 12 November 2011 after being asked by police to answer questions about an allegation of sexual assault.
  • A book by Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge titled Chasing Shadows – The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck was published in October 2015.

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