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Bruce Roberts (born 30 May 1962) is a former Zambian cricketer who played for Transvaal from 1982/83 to 1988/89 and for Derbyshire from 1984 to 1991. He made over 9000 runs in the first-class game and over 3,700 in the one day game.

Roberts was born in Lusaka and educated in Zimbabwe. He began his First-class career in South Africa in 1982 with Transvaal and Transvaal B. In 1984 he began his career in the game in England when he joined Derbyshire. Roberts evolved from a lower-order batsman into a stroke-maker and occasional bowler. When Roberts played his second English season, this change in the order repaid handsomely, as he scored his maiden century.^{[citation needed]}

He was a major force in the Sunday league Derbyshire team which won the championship in the 1987 season, and in 1988, his Transvaal team were victorious in the Currie Cup earning him the award of South African Cricketer of the Year. Roberts played extensively through the 1989 and 1990 season, and played one match in 1991 before hanging up his bat.^{[citation needed]}

Roberts was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Throughout his career, he was a middle-lower order batsman and a consistent bowler, with decent batting and bowling averages moderately better than thirty in both cases.^[1]

References

^ Bruce Roberts at Cricket Archive

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+'''Bruce Roberts''' (born 30 May 1962) is a former [[Zambia]]n [[cricket]]er who played for [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] from 1982/83 to 1988/89 and for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] from 1984 to 1991. He made over 9000 runs in the first-class game and over 3,700 in the one day game.
+Roberts was born in [[Lusaka]] and educated in [[Zimbabwe]]. He began his First-class career in South Africa in 1982 with Transvaal and Transvaal B. In 1984 he began his career in the game in England when he joined Derbyshire. Roberts evolved from a lower-order batsman into a stroke-maker and occasional bowler. When Roberts played his second English season, this change in the order repaid handsomely, as he scored his maiden century.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
-:''This is the article about Zambian cricketer [[Bruce Roberts]]. For Bruce Roberts the singer, see [[Bruce Roberts (singer)]].''
+He was a major force in the Sunday league Derbyshire team which won the championship in the 1987 season, and in 1988, his Transvaal team were victorious in the Currie Cup earning him the award of South African Cricketer of the Year. Roberts played extensively through the 1989 and 1990 season, and played one match in 1991 before hanging up his bat.{{cn|date=July 2024}}
-'''Bruce Roberts''' (born [[May 30]], [[1962]]) was a [[Zambia]]n [[cricket]]er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
+Roberts was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Throughout his career, he was a middle-lower order batsman and a consistent bowler, with decent batting and bowling averages moderately better than thirty in both cases.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3187/3187.html Bruce Roberts at Cricket Archive]</ref>
-Roberts started his career with [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] and Transvaal B, before moving to England, to play for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]. Roberts would soon evolve from a lower-order batsman into a stroke-maker and occasional bowler. When Roberts played his second English season, this change in the order repaid handsomely, as he scored his maiden century.
+==References==
-He was a major force in the Sunday league Derbyshire team which won the championship in the 1987 season, and in 1988, his Transvaal team were victorious in the Currie Cup. Roberts played extensively through the 1989 and 1990 season, and played one match in 1991 before hanging up his bat.
+{{Reflist}}
-Throughout his career, Roberts was a middle-lower order batsman and a consistent bowler, with decent batting and bowling averages moderately better than thirty in both cases.
-==External links==
-*[http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3187/3187.html Bruce Roberts] at Cricket Archive
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