Peter Roebuck dead

[19thmay]

Former Somerset captain and writer Peter Roebuck dead

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Former-Somerset-captain-and-writer-Peter-Roebuck-dead/articleshow/10711753.cms

[19thmay]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/540275.html

[satissh_r]

Rest in peace

[wizzy]

RIP...his much revered article on Sydney fiasco http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/arrogant-ponting-must-be-fired/2008/01/07/1199554571883.html

(http://www.smh.com.au/news/cricket/arrogant-ponting-must-be-fired/2008/01/07/1199554571883.html)

[Plum]

Aiyo! NEththu dhAnE ivarai lightA pugazhaRA mAdhiri oru post pOttEn? en vaayi....iron mouth, to twist a golt usage :(RIP, Englishman-turned-Honorary-Aussie

[littlemaster1982]

Rest in Peace. Wrote one of the best articles* I had read about Sachin.



* - No link available. It was in World cup special of India Today magazine.

[sathya_1979]

enna fan neenga? repository la store senjirukka vENAvaa? :evil:

[Arvind Srinivasan]

My favourite cricket writer. Has produced some great articles throughout his writing stint....will be sorely missed...:(

[KV]

A big loss to sports journalism. RIP.

[Plum]

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket-writer-peter-roebuck-dies-20111113-1ndg0.htmlApparently, he was a disturbed man last night, and police confiscated his stuff and all - what's the full story? Not another Bob Woolmer? :(Interestingly, the gentleman's game is the worst among all Sports when it comes to the extent of match fixing evil

[Sid_316]

Suicide ah.. sad.. He was a good writer

[littlemaster1982]

enna fan neenga? repository la store senjirukka vENAvaa? :evil:

Sorry :oops: Missed it while relocating.

[kid-glove]

http://www.vexnews.com/2011/11/peter-roebuck-did-the-abc-and-fairfax-turn-a-blind-eye-to-their-own-criminal-sexual-predator/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1608831.stm

[kid-glove]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/8887527/Peter-Roebuck-was-a-brilliant-writer-and-brave-batsman-but-he-was-never-destined-to-live-an-easy-life.html

[Plum]

He was once accosted by Mark Nicholas, who penned a regular column himself at the time and informed Roebuck that they were the best cricket writers around. “Who told you that” quipped Roebuck, “your mother?” :rotfl: