Paul Roberts

England

Full Name

Christopher Paul Roberts

Born

October 12, 1951, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

Died

June 09, 1977, Raven Crag, Coombe Ghyl, Borrowdale, Cumberland, (aged 25y 240d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Paul Roberts, who played for Lincolnshire and in one match for Worcestershire in 1974, was killed by a 200 ft fall while climbing Raven Crag, Borrowdale, on June 9. A companion also died. Roberts, who was 25 at the time of his death, was a right-hand batsman and medium-pace bowler. He held a teaching appointment in Kidderminster.
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