Full Name

Henry Edmund Roberts

Born

February 08, 1888, East Preston, Sussex

Died

June 28, 1963, Farnborough, Hampshire, (aged 75y 140d)

Also Known As

Curly

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Other

Coach

TEAMS

Henry `Curly' Roberts, died at Farnborough, Hampshire, at the age of 75. He played his first game for Sussex in 1911 and then went to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy in 1927, as the coach, leaving there in 1930 to take over a similar post at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Later he took up residence in Farnborough, and worked in the laboratories of the Royal Aircraft Establishment, from which he retired 18 months ago. His ashes were scattered on Hove Cricket Ground, the scene of many of his cricketing triumphs half a century ago.
The Cricketer, July 1963

Henry Roberts Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC157249762302124*13.3014700

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC1571656782673427/3224.172.9948.4182

Debut/Last Matches of Henry Roberts

FC Matches

Span
1911 - 1925

Recent Matches of Henry Roberts

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Sussex vs West Indians6* & 1*3/28 & 3/3623-May-1923HoveFC
Sussex vs Yorkshire0 & 0--08-Jul-1922HullFC
Sussex vs Cambridge U1 & 00/2028-Jun-1922HoveFC
Sussex vs Cambridge U16 & 42/3907-Jun-1922CambridgeFC
Sussex vs Cambridge U0 & 31/7226-Jun-1919HoveFC