Clifford Roach

Clifford Roach

Personal information
Full name	Clifford Archibald Roach
Born	13 March 1904(1904-03-13) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	16 April 1988(1988-04-16) (aged 84) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Leg break
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	23 June 1928 v England
Last Test	8 January 1935 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1923–1938	Trinidad
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	16	98
Runs scored	952	4,851
Batting average	30.70	28.04
100s/50s	2/6	5/25
Top score	209	209
Balls bowled	222	958
Wickets	2	5
Bowling average	51.50	105.20
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	1/18	1/18
Catches/stumpings	5/–	43/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 27 October 2010

Clifford Archibald Roach (13 March 1904-16 April 1988) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. ^[1]

Roach was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. His first-class debut was with Trinidad in 1923-24. He was an obvious selection for the West Indies tour to England in 1928. Windies batsmen scored three 50s in those three Tests in 1928, and two were his: one in each of the first innings of the second and third Tests on that tour. When England returned the visit in 1929-30, Roach scored the first Windies century in the first Test, and then scored the first Windies double century one month later in the third Test. ^[2]

He died in Port of Spain aged 84, and in fact was the last surviving member of the West Indies side which played in the first Test in 1928.

References

1. ^ Player profile: Clifford Roach from ESPNcricinfo
2. ^ Statsguru Test filter for Roach

Persondata
Name	Roach, Clifford
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 March 1904
Place of birth	Port of Spain
Date of death	16 April 1988
Place of death	Port of Spain