Billy Root
William Thomas Root (born 5 August 1992) is an English cricketer who plays for Glamorgan. Primarily a left-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm off break.
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| Full name | William Thomas Root | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1992 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Joe Root (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Leeds/Bradford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Glamorgan (squad no. 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 2 April 2015 Leeds/Bradford MCCU v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 27 April 2017 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Root is the youngest son of Helen and Matt Root and grew up in Dore, Sheffield.[1] He is the younger brother of Yorkshire and England Test captain Joe Root. He attended King Ecgbert School in Sheffield.
Root and his brother played under11's cricket for Rotherham Town CC, and then like their father joined Sheffield Collegiate CC in Abbeydale Park, Sheffield. Former Yorkshire batsman and England captain Michael Vaughan also learnt his trade at Collegiate and was a source of inspiration for both Root brothers. Both brothers support Sheffield United F.C..[2]
Root made his List A debut for Nottinghamshire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 27 April 2017.[3] He once appeared as a substitute fielder for the England cricket team.
At the end of the 2018 season Root left Nottinghamshire to join Glamorgan on a two-year contract.[4] Root made his County Championship debut for Glamorgan against Northamptonshire in April 2019, scoring 126 in the first innings.[5] In May 2019, Root was suspended from bowling by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) due to a suspect action.[6]
References
- Joe Root: Man of Steel – Features | Welcome to Yorkshire Archived 6 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- Drury, Sam (3 July 2017). "Joe Root: Captaining England will drive me forward as a batsman". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire at Worcester, Apr 27, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Billy Root: Brother of England captain Joe signs for Glamorgan". BBC Sport. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "County Championship: Labuschagne, Root & Carlson put Glamorgan in charge". BBC Sport. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Billy Root: Glamorgan all-rounder suspended from bowling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2019.