A glorious era in cricket journalism comes to an end. A man so dauntless, so perceptive, so full of knowledge and wisdom is no more;,the acclaimed cricket writer Peter Roebuck,55, has been found dead at a hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.
According to one report, Roebuck appeared to be in a disturbed state last night. He was spoken to by police in his room on the sixth floor of the Southern Sun Hotel, Newlands, in Cape Town about 10pm.
It is believed police removed personal items from his room. His body was taken to the mortuary in the early hours of the morning
Roebuck,who scored more than 17,000 first class runs, was instrumental in the departure of West Indians Viv Richards and Joel Garner, as well as England captain Ian Botham, from Somerset during his tempestuous reign as captain in the late 1980s.
After retiring from the game in 1991, Roebuck moved to Australia and forged a career as a stylish and strongly opinionated cricket writer for the Herald, Melbourne's the Age and latterly the Cricinfo website.he is truly unparalleled - a most modern scribe with gift of thought and penmanship.He was one hell of a writer,he could describe his point and write in such a way that even if you didn't like the game, you liked the way that he went about his business.
A very powerful voice in the world of cricket has been silenced ,Khelopakistan and the members of the international cricket community will miss him.
It is believed police removed personal items from his room. His body was taken to the mortuary in the early hours of the morning
Roebuck,who scored more than 17,000 first class runs, was instrumental in the departure of West Indians Viv Richards and Joel Garner, as well as England captain Ian Botham, from Somerset during his tempestuous reign as captain in the late 1980s.
After retiring from the game in 1991, Roebuck moved to Australia and forged a career as a stylish and strongly opinionated cricket writer for the Herald, Melbourne's the Age and latterly the Cricinfo website.he is truly unparalleled - a most modern scribe with gift of thought and penmanship.He was one hell of a writer,he could describe his point and write in such a way that even if you didn't like the game, you liked the way that he went about his business.
A very powerful voice in the world of cricket has been silenced ,Khelopakistan and the members of the international cricket community will miss him.
