Toby Roland-Jones

Toby Roland-Jones
Personal information
Full name Tobias Skelton Roland-Jones
Born 29 January 1988 (1988-01-29) (age 24)
Ashford, Middlesex, England
Nickname Toby
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years Team
2010– Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 8 8
Runs scored 124 56
Batting average 11.27 14.00
100s/50s
Top score 26 23*
Balls bowled 1382 366
Wickets 38 11
Bowling average 19.60 32.90
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/41 3/55
Catches/stumpings 3/– 3/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 7 October 2010

Tobias Skelton Roland-Jones (known as Toby), (born 29th January 1988, Ashford, Middlesex, England) is an English cricketer. A medium-fast, right arm bowler and a lower order right handed batsman, Roland-Jones represents Middlesex in the County Championship.

Youth career

Toby Roland-Jones represented the Middlesex colts in age group cricket throughout his childhood, initially as a right-handed batsman, before transforming into a promising right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was educated at Hampton School and The University of Leeds where he represented the Bradford/Leeds Universities Cricketing Centre of Excellence (2007–2009).

After also creating an impression for Sunbury Cricket Club in the Surrey Premier League (2007–2010), he was invited to play for the Middlesex (2008–2010) and Surrey 2nd XIs (2009) respectively. He joined Middlesex initially on a summer contract in 2010.

County Career

Following a successful start to his county career, he signed a three year contract in August 2010. He took 38 wickets in his first eight first-class matches at an average of 19.60 with a best bowling analysis of 5/41.

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