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	'''Lincoln Roberts''' (born ], ] in ]) is a ] ]er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
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			\| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52819.html ESPNcricinfo
			\| date = 30 October
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			'''Lincoln Roberts''' (born 4 September 1974) is a former ]er who played one ] for ] and 51 ] games for ].

			Roberts made his first class debut in 1996 after impressive one day form. It took until 1999 for him to score his maiden first class century, a month later he made his Test debut against ] despite a first class average of 22. He made a seven ball duck, and took no wickets or catches in the match,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ask-steven-who-has-been-out-stumped-most-often-in-tests-1263275 \|title=Who has been out stumped most often in Tests? \|work=ESPN Cricinfo \|access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref> but he did make history in becoming the first player from the island of Tobago to play Test cricket.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Roberts make West Indies debut\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23251031/roberts-make-west-indies-debut-13-march-1999\|newspaper=]\|date=13 March 1999\|publisher=]\|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
	He can sometimes bowl off-spin, which leads him to be selected in the Trinidad and Tobago team as a change from their usual bowling. Sadly when playing, he seems to be unable to change from his habit of explosive starts of maybe 20 or 30 runs being used to create formidable innings.

			This was to be his only Test match but he continued to appear for Trinidad and Tobago on a regular basis. In 2003 despite averaging in the mid thirties he was released and his cricket career ended at the age of 29.{{citation needed\|date=October 2017}}
	Though not having seen much action since his graduation from the Under-19 ranks, he could soon become a dangerous force.

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Latest revision as of 03:51, 19 April 2024

West Indian cricketer

Lincoln Roberts

Cricket information

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium

International information

National side

West Indies

Only Test

13 March 1999 v Australia

Career statistics

Competition	Test	First-class
Matches	1	51
Runs scored	0	2,279
Batting average	0.00	27.13
100s/50s	0/0	5/8
Top score	0	220
Balls bowled	–	318
Wickets	–	3
Bowling average	–	50.66
5 wickets in innings	–	0
10 wickets in match	–	0
Best bowling	–	3/45
Catches/stumpings	0/–	24/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 October 2022

Lincoln Roberts (born 4 September 1974) is a former cricketer who played one Test match for West Indies and 51 first class games for Trinidad and Tobago.

Roberts made his first class debut in 1996 after impressive one day form. It took until 1999 for him to score his maiden first class century, a month later he made his Test debut against Australia despite a first class average of 22. He made a seven ball duck, and took no wickets or catches in the match, but he did make history in becoming the first player from the island of Tobago to play Test cricket.

This was to be his only Test match but he continued to appear for Trinidad and Tobago on a regular basis. In 2003 despite averaging in the mid thirties he was released and his cricket career ended at the age of 29.

References

"Who has been out stumped most often in Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
"Roberts make West Indies debut". The Trinidad and Tobago Express. ESPNcricinfo. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

External links

Lincoln Roberts at ESPNcricinfo

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