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At 9.15 pm, Roebuck died after jumping from the sixth floor of the
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in 1989. However in the first such match "Roebuck had not realised that a 55-minute rain delay did not reduce the overs and
England, unable to see in the darkness, lost by three runs". Although Roebuck led the side to comfortable victory in the second match the following day, Roebuck would never play
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in 2007–08, Roebuck accused the
Australians of "bad sportsmanship and triumphalism", describing the Australian team as a "pack of wild dogs" and writing that Ponting has "shown not the slightest interest in the well-being of the game, not the slightest sign of diplomatic skills, not a single mark of
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Roebuck and his supporters argued that both
Richards and Garner were now ageing, that individually and collectively their contributions had declined dramatically and that younger overseas and home-grown players should be recruited to replace them. They cited the recent performance of the team in the
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at different times for misbehaviour and in 2001 was given a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to three charges of common assault. He told the court, "Obviously I misjudged the mood and that was my mistake and my responsibility and I accept that." Henk
Lindeque, one of Roebuck's victims,
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In 2006, Roebuck established the
Learning for a Better World Trust (LBW) to help students from cricket-playing developing countries to complete tertiary education. He resigned from the Trust in 2008. In addition to supporting the LBW Trust, Roebuck spent A$ 100,000 of his own money to help put
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In 335 first-class matches he scored 17,558 runs at an average of 37.27, making 33 centuries with a highest score of 221*, and took 72 wickets at 49.16. In 298 one-day matches, he scored 7244 runs at 29.81 while taking 51 wickets at 25.09.
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Australian cricket writing and that it should be avoided at all costs when analysing the game. He was one of the few global voices in the game without allegiance to any nation, team or player.
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England. He warned them beforehand that he would use
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Roebuck became a controversial figure in 1986 when, at the end of his first season as captain of
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in a partnership of 105 in Somerset's victory, and the following year, as Somerset successfully defended the title, helped the same player in an unbroken stand of the same amount, finishing as top-scorer.
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body was taken to the Salt River State mortuary in the early hours of the next morning. A statement issued by South African police stated that Roebuck had committed suicide and that an
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Hannan, Liz; Jensen, Erik; Hennig, Wanda (15 November 2011).
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From Sammy to Jimmy: History of Somerset County Cricket Club
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respect for his accomplished and widely admired opponents."
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Chasing Shadows – The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck
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Chasing Shadows – The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck
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Chasing Shadows: The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck
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2279:"Sex, beatings, blackmail: the riddle over Roebuck"
2208:"Police confirm investigation into Roebuck suicide"
2127:. Sports Journalists' Association. 13 November 2011
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1111:Tangled Up in White: Peter Roebuck On Cricket
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1809:Badel, Peter (14 November 2011).
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1359:It Never Rains: A Cricketer's Lot
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1734:"Arrogant Ponting must be fired"
1673:"Vale Roebuck, master wordsmith"
1509:"Peter Roebuck's Somerset agony"
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1641:"Peter Roebuck dies aged 55"
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1759:"The LBW Trust – About"
1357:Roebuck, Peter (1985).
814:Australian cricket team
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2038:"Roebuck dies aged 55"
1863:"An irreplaceable man"
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1301:. Hardie Grant Books.
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843:Psychology Maziwisa
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1085:978-0-947072-32-2
1065:It Sort of Clicks
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