David Roberts (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetDavid Roberts (cricketer)
English cricketer, born 1976
Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1976
Place of Birth: Truro, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About David Roberts (cricketer)
- David James Roberts (born 29 December 1976) is a Cornish cricketer.
- Roberts is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.
- He was born at Truro, Cornwall. Roberts made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Oxford University in 1996.
- His County Championship debut came in the same season against Essex.
- From 1996 to 1999, he represented the county in 17 first-class matches, the last of which came against Somerset.
- In his 17 first-class matches, he scored 751 runs at a batting average of 25.89, with 2 half centuries and a single century high score of 117.
- In the field he took 8 catches.In 2001, he made his debut in List A cricket for the Northamptonshire Cricket Board against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.
- His second and final List A match for the Board came against Northamptonshire in the same competition.
- In 2002, Roberts joined Bedfordshire, making made his Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire.
- During the 2002, he represented the county in 5 Championship matches, the last of which came against Suffolk, and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
- He also represented Bedfordshire in 2 List A matches against Hertfordshire and the Netherlands in the 1st and 2nd rounds of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which were played in 2002. The following season he joined Cornwall, where he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Devon.
- From 2003 to present, he represented the county in 20 Minor Counties Championship matches.
- Roberts has also represented Cornwall in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.
- His debut in that competition for the county came against Bedfordshire in 2004.
- From 2004 to present, he has represented the county in 13 Trophy matches.
- He has also played a single List A match for Cornwall against the Netherlands in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2003.
- In his 5 total List A matches, he scored 97 runs at a batting average of 24.25, with a high score 40. His cousin, Chris Bullen, has played first-class cricket for Surrey and a combined Minor Counties side, as well as List A cricket for Bedfordshire and the Surrey Cricket Board.
Read more at Wikipedia