Frederick George Roberts (1 April 1862 Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England – 7 April 1936 Bristol, England) was an English cricketer and umpire who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire from 1887 to 1905.[1]

Frederick Roberts

Personal information
Full name	Frederick George Roberts
Born	(1862-04-01)1 April 1862 Mickleton, Gloucestershire, England
Died	7 April 1936(1936-04-07) (aged 74) Bristol, England
Batting	Left-hand
Bowling	Left arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1887-1905	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 261 Runs scored 1927 Batting average 7.38 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 38 Balls bowled 52251 Wickets 0 Bowling average 21.96 5 wickets in innings 62 10 wickets in match 8 Best bowling 8/40 Catches/stumpings 97/0
Source: Cricket archive, 26 September 2012

Cricket career

Roberts made his debut for Gloucestershire against Yorkshire in July 1887. The left-handed cricketer appeared in 211 matches for his county. His best bowling performance was 8-40 in a match versus Kent in May 1897. After his playing career had ended, Roberts became an umpire and officiated in 201 first-class matches between 1906-23[2]

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