| Paul Roebuck | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Paul Gerrard Peter Roebuck |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Family: | Peter Roebuck (brother) |
| Club3: | Glamorgan |
| Year3: | 1988 |
| Club2: | Gloucestershire |
| Year2: | 1984 |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1983–1985 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 22 |
| Runs1: | 771 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.70 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 82 |
| Deliveries1: | 455 |
| Wickets1: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 44.83 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 7 |
| Runs2: | 132 |
| Bat Avg2: | 22.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 33 |
| Deliveries2: | 150 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 86.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Date: | 27 October |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/19455.html Cricinfo |
Paul Gerrard Peter Roebuck (born 13 October 1963) is a former English cricketer. Roebuck was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Bath, Somerset, and was educated at Millfield School.
While studying at the University of Cambridge, Roebuck made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Glamorgan at Fenner's in 1983. He made four further first-class appearances for the university in 1983, before making a further five appearances in 1984.[1] It was in 1984 that he made his only first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against Middlesex in the County Championship at the County Ground, Bristol.[1] The following season, Roebuck made nine first-class appearances for Cambridge University, the last of which came against Oxford University in The University Match at Lord's.[1] In nineteen first-class matches for the university, he scored a total of 686 runs at an average of 28.58, with a high score of 82.[2] One of three half centuries he made, this score came against Somerset (captained by his brother, Peter) in 1985.[3] With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 44.83, with best figures of 2/44.[4]
While playing for the university, he also played List A cricket for the Combined Universities, making his debut in that format against Kent in the 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made six further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] In his seven List A matches, he scored a total of 132 runs at an average of 22.00, with a high score of 33.[6]
He later made two first-class appearances for Glamorgan in the 1988 County Championship against Hampshire and Worcestershire,[1] scoring a total of 60 runs.[2]