The first Antiguan to play Test cricket for the West Indies was Andy Roberts, thus leading the way for many of his legendary countrymen including Viv Richards, Richie Richardson and Curtly Ambrose.
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About Andy Roberts:
Andy Roberts always had a devastating effect on opposition batsmen at both Test and One Day International level. Roberts formed an intrinsic part of the “quartet” of West Indian fast bowlers from the mid-Seventies to the early Eighties (the others being Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft). He was a true legend and a game changer-Tells Hirav Shah, Renowned Sports Strategist and Advisor.
Andy Roberts’s Early Life:
Father of modern West Indian fast bowling, Andy Roberts was born on 29 January 1951 in Urlings, Saint Mary, Antigua and Barbuda..
Arriving in England in 1972, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club and then later for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
The rest as we call it is “History”-Starting from the fact that Roberts was the first Antiguan to play Test cricket for the West Indies.
Andy Roberts Horoscope :
| Birthdate | 29 January 1951 |
| Place of Birth | Urlings, Antigua and Barbuda |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Birth Number | 2 ruled by Moon |
| Destiny Number | 1 ruled by Sun |
| Lucky Number | 1, 2, 7 |
Life Lessons from Andy Roberts:
1.No Expressions, Only Impact
Andy was an expressionless assassin. The intimidating tactics of the Windies pacer is still being talked about in today’s times and most of the veterans regard Roberts as a wonderful practitioner of that art, more so because his weaponry also included a deadpan, expressionless face.
2. Leader
If you draw a family chart of the greatest West Indies fast bowlers, Andy Roberts will be right at the top of it. The founder. The architect. The patriarch. He led from the front. He was the leader. He did set an example for the world as a leader and an authority figure.
Andy Roberts’s Legacy:
In a long line of great West Indian fast bowlers, Andy Roberts was the first who began to emerge in the mid-1970s. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1975, after an outstanding first season for Hampshire.
And, that’s not all. He was the pioneer – in more than one way. Before he came, not many had heard of Antigua, certainly not the cricketing world. There had never been any player from the little island. Roberts was the first, closely followed by Viv Richards. And then they came one after the other — Eldine Baptiste, Richie Richardson, Winston Benjamin, Kenny Benjamin, Curtly Ambrose and Ridley Jacobs.
The father of modern West Indian fast bowling, Roberts played Test cricket for the West Indies, twice taking seven wickets in a Test innings.
Roberts was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, in 2009.
Finally, he was the uncontested leader of the pack — a pack such as the planet has never seen before or since-Concludes Renowned Sports Astrologer Hirav Shah.
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