Mike Roseberry
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Michael Anthony Roseberry (born Houghton-le-Spring
, County Durham
28 November 1966) is a former English
cricketer
.
Mike Roseberry was educated at Durham School, where he formed a reputation as an all-round sportsman. As an exciting right-handed batsman, he was honoured by The Cricket Society
.
He represented Middlesex
in two spells (1984-1994; Cap 1990 and 1999-2001), Durham
(1995-1998; Captain 1995-1996) and the England A team in a seventeen year career, which promised much but achieved little. He forged a successful opening partnership for Middlesex with Desmond Haynes
and he enjoyed his best season in 1992 with 2,044 runs in first-class cricket. He was awarded a testimonial by Middlesex in 2002.
He is the elder son of Mat Roseberry, a successful Durham businessman and his younger brother Andrew
represented Leicestershire
and Glamorgan
. He is a supporter of Sunderland Football Club, and is married to Helen with two daughters.
Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring is part of the City of Sunderland in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham 7 miles to the south-west and the centre of the City of Sunderland about 6...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
28 November 1966) is a former English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
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Mike Roseberry was educated at Durham School, where he formed a reputation as an all-round sportsman. As an exciting right-handed batsman, he was honoured by The Cricket Society
The Cricket Society
The Cricket Society is a charitable organisation founded in 1945 as the Society of Cricket Statisticians at Great Scotland Yard, London. It has grown steadily to be the largest body of its kind in the cricket world...
.
He represented Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in two spells (1984-1994; Cap 1990 and 1999-2001), Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
(1995-1998; Captain 1995-1996) and the England A team in a seventeen year career, which promised much but achieved little. He forged a successful opening partnership for Middlesex with Desmond Haynes
Desmond Haynes
Desmond Leo Haynes is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, four in excess of...
and he enjoyed his best season in 1992 with 2,044 runs in first-class cricket. He was awarded a testimonial by Middlesex in 2002.
He is the elder son of Mat Roseberry, a successful Durham businessman and his younger brother Andrew
Andrew Roseberry
Andrew Roseberry is a former English cricketer. Roseberry was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sunderland, County Durham....
represented Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
and Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He is a supporter of Sunderland Football Club, and is married to Helen with two daughters.