| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Arthur Wilson Roberts |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Malegaon, Bombay Presidency, British Raj |
| Death Place: | Hastings, Sussex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Family: | Francis Roberts (brother) |
| Club1: | Gloucestershire |
| Year1: | 1908 - 1913 |
| Club2: | Buckinghamshire |
| Year2: | 1902 |
| Club3: | Oxfordshire |
| Year3: | 1896 - 1897 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 29 |
| Runs1: | 807 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.76 |
| 100S/50S1: | - /4 |
| Top Score1: | 90 |
| Deliveries1: | 611 |
| Wickets1: | 12 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 33.75 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 17/ - |
| Date: | 14 May |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19731.html Cricinfo |
Arthur Wilson Roberts (23 September 1874 – 27 June 1961) was an English cricketer. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Malegaon, Bombay Presidency and later educated at Rossall School in Lancashire, England.[1]
Roberts made his debut in county cricket for Oxfordshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship. He played a further match for Oxfordshire in the following season.[2] He later appeared in 2 Minor Counties Championship matches for Buckinghamshire in 1902.[2]
Roberts made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Hampshire in 1908 County Championship. He played 28 first-class matches for Gloucestershire, the last coming against Somerset in the 1913 County Championship.[3] In those 28 first-class matches, he scored 727 runs at a batting average of 17.73, with a 3 half centuries and a high score of 90.[4] His highest score came against Somerset in 1911.[5] A part-time bowler, Roberts took 11 wickets for Gloucestershire at a bowling average of 36.00, with best figures of 2/20.[6]
He also played a single first-class match for an England XI against Hambledon in a commemorative match at the Broadhalfpenny Down ground, home to the original Hambledon Club. In this match he was dismissed for 11 in the England XI's first-innings by Jack Newman, while in their second-innings he scored 69 runs before being dismissed by the same bowler. With the ball he took a single wicket, that of Guy Bignell.[7]
He died in Hastings, Sussex on 27 June 1961. He survived his brother, Francis, who had also played first-class cricket but was killed in the First World War by 45 years.