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Brian Roe

1939 – 2014

English cricketer

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Lived 1939 – 2014 (aged 75). Brian Roe was a British cricketer.

Brian Roe (27 January 1939 – 27 June 2014) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1957 and 1966.

Roe was born at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. A diminutive and defensive right-handed batsman, he played mostly as an opener, and was a regular member of the Somerset side between 1961 and 1964. He scored 1,000 runs in three seasons from 1961 to 1963, reaching 1552 runs at an average of 26.30 in 1962. He made four first-class centuries, with the highest being 128 in the match against Essex at Brentwood in 1962. He was awarded his county cap in 1962.

In 1964, despite an unbeaten century against Lancashire at Bath, Roe was out of form and he was dropped from the side in July. He played a few matches in both 1965 and 1966 without regaining his form, and with competition for batting places high at Somerset with the return of Roy Virgin as an opener after National Service and the rise of Mervyn Kitchen, he left first-class cricket at the end of the 1966 season.

Roe moved to Minor Counties cricket with Devon and made one List A appearance for a Minor Counties South representative side against Somerset in 1973 in the Benson and Hedges Cup.

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Who was Brian Roe?

English cricketer (1939-2014)

When was Brian Roe born?

Brian Roe was born on 27 January 1939 in Cleethorpes.

When did Brian Roe die?

Brian Roe died on 28 June 2014 in Barnstaple.

What was Brian Roe's occupation?

Brian Roe was a cricketer.

What nationality was Brian Roe?

Brian Roe was British.

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· Wikipedia: Brian Roe

· Wikidata: Q4965153

· DBpedia: Brian Roe

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