Joleigh Roberts Explained

Joleigh Roberts
Female:true
Fullname:Joleigh L Roberts
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Role:Bowler
Club1:Cornwall
Year1:2017–2019
Club2:Somerset
Year2:2019–present
Club3:Western Storm
Year3:2021
Columns:2
Column1:WLA
Matches1:16
Runs1:191
Bat Avg1:31.83
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:59
Deliveries1:643
Wickets1:16
Bowl Avg1:25.06
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/37
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Column2:WT20
Matches2:36
Runs2:145
Bat Avg2:16.11
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:32
Deliveries2:504
Wickets2:12
Bowl Avg2:44.54
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/14
Catches/Stumpings2:1/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1664/1664415/1664415.html CricketArchive
Date:19 October
Year:2024

Joleigh L Roberts is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. She plays primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Cornwall and Western Storm.[1] [2]

Domestic career

Roberts made her county debut in 2017, for Cornwall against Dorset, in which she took 2/18 from 8 overs.[3] She went on to take 6 wickets in the County Championship that season, the joint-most for her side, at an average of 21.33.[4] She again took 6 wickets in the County Championship, at an average of 20.66.[5] In 2019, she took four wickets apiece in the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup for Cornwall, whilst also playing one match for Somerset.[6] [7] [8]

After the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roberts permanently joined Somerset for the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, in which she took 2 wickets for the side as they won the West Midlands Group of the tournament.[9] She was also named in the Western Storm Academy in 2021, and made her debut for the full team on 10 September the same year, against Northern Diamonds in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[10] [11] In 2022, she was ever-present for Somerset in the Twenty20 Cup, taking two wickets.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Profile: Joleigh Roberts. ESPNcricinfo. 12 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Profile: Joleigh Roberts. CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Dorset Women v Cornwall Women, 30 April 2017. CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Bowling for Cornwall Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017. CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Bowling for Cornwall Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018 . CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Bowling for Cornwall Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 . CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Bowling for Cornwall Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019. CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Somerset Women v Devon Women, 14 July 2019 . CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Bowling for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021. CricketArchive. 12 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Western Storm announce selections for Regional Academy Programme . Western Storm . 3 February 2021 . 12 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Chester-le-Street, Sep 10 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Northern Diamonds v Western Storm . ESPNCricinfo . 12 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Bowling for Somerset Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022. CricketArchive. 8 October 2022.

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