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Andy Roberts
West Indian cricketer · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Born 1951 · age 75
Sir Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts, KCN is an Antiguan former first-class cricketer who is considered the father of modern West Indian fast bowling.
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Roberts played Test cricket for the West Indies, twice taking seven wickets in a Test innings, and was a member of the team that won both the 1975 Cricket World Cup and the 1979 Cricket World Cup respectively, as well as finishing as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Arriving in England in 1972, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club and then later for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.