Jim Roberts (cricketer)

James Brown Roberts was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Roberts was born at Dundee in October 1933. He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh. Roberts initially played his club cricket for the [East of Scotland cricket team|Scotland Cricket Association|East of Scotland], before moving to Clydesdale Cricket Club when he moved to Glasgow for his work in the finance industry. He made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Yorkshire at Hull in 1956, with Roberts playing first-class cricket for Scotland on a further nine occasions to 1959. Playing primarily as a seam bowler, he took 13 wickets at an average of 33.38, with best figures of 3 for 70. As a lower order batsman, he scored 154 runs at an average 12.38, with a highest score of 31 not out. Roberts later had a spell as a national selector for the Scottish cricket team. He died at Strathaven in April 2021.