95 Facts About Jason Roy

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Jason Roy made his T20I debut in 2014, his ODI debut in 2015, and played for the Test team in 2019.

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Jason Roy was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

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Jason Roy was the first batter to be given out for obstructing the field in T20I history.

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Jason Roy played for local club Reigate Priory Cricket Club within Surrey.

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Jason Roy represented Surrey in age group cricket from Under-11 through to Under-19 and Academy level.

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Jason Roy took part in the Surrey Under-19 tour to South Africa in 2007, where he top-scored for Surrey with an innings of 51 in a one-day match against Western Province Under-19s.

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Jason Roy was a member of the 2008 intake of players to the Pemberton Greenish Surrey Academy, and on 15 June 2007 made a decisive contribution on his one-day debut for the Surrey second team, scoring 48 from 33 balls in a Second XI Trophy match against Hampshire which Surrey won by 3 runs.

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Jason Roy made no further appearances for the Surrey second team in 2007, but was selected to represent the South at Under-17 level in the ECB Regional Festival, held at Loughborough in July 2007, where he played in three matches, against the West, Midlands and North.

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Jason Roy made his debut for the Surrey first team in a Twenty20 Cup match against Middlesex on 27 June 2008, and made his List A debut in the Natwest Pro40 League fixture against Yorkshire on 20 July 2008, the day before his 18th birthday.

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Jason Roy was used as a substitute fielder for England's test team against South Africa in the final test of the 2008 series at The Oval.

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In September 2008, Jason Roy was selected for the ECB Elite Player Development squad taking part in a triangular tournament against University Sport South Africa and Marylebone Cricket Club Universities.

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Jason Roy was selected for two of his team's four matches.

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Batting at number five, Jason Roy was dismissed for a duck in Surrey's first innings, but fared better with the ball, taking 2 wickets for 51 runs from five overs.

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In spite of his promising performances for the Surrey second team the previous year, Jason Roy was unable to win a place in the team at the beginning of the 2009 season.

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Jason Roy took a catch as Surrey were dismissed for 157, and opened the innings for Reigate Priory, scoring 69 runs from only 51 balls against a bowling attack including former England international James Ormond before being caught behind.

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On 23 May 2009, Jason Roy scored 115 off 88 balls in Reigate Priory's victory over Spencer in the Surrey Championship Premier Division.

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Jason Roy top-scored in Surrey's second innings with 45, although Yorkshire won by an innings with a day to spare.

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Jason Roy recorded a pair, although he took a catch in Kent's second innings.

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Jason Roy began the 2010 season as a regular in the Surrey Second XI in both Championship and Trophy cricket.

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Jason Roy's century was the top score in Surrey's second innings.

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Jason Roy maintained his form with a century for Reigate Priory, but as the county schedule turned to a long period without Championship matches, he had no opportunity to continue the run.

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Jason Roy made his first-class debut on 24 August 2010 against Leicestershire at Grace Road, and was last man out in Surrey's first innings, scoring 76 runs off 65 balls in Surrey's first innings total of 483.

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The last four wickets fell for only 7 runs, preventing Jason Roy from scoring a century in his maiden first-class innings.

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However, Jason Roy was included in the first team for the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition and made an immediate impression, scoring 60 runs in his first match, against Scotland, and 76 against Hampshire.

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Jason Roy scored another half century in the return fixture against Scotland.

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Jason Roy then opened Surrey's second innings and scored his maiden first-class century, guiding Surrey to a comfortable draw.

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Jason Roy brought up his hundred with a six struck into the pavilion.

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Jason Roy followed this up four days later with 131 off 99 balls, helping Surrey defeat Leicestershire at Grace Road.

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Jason Roy's season ended in fine style, being part of the Surrey side who won the CB40 final at Lord's against Somerset.

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Jason Roy played four games, with his top score being 42.

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Jason Roy was bought by Lahore Qalandars for US$70,000 for the 2017 PSL.

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Jason Roy played 5 matches scoring 176 runs before leaving early for national duties.

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Jason Roy played just two games for Quetta Gladiators in the season.

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Jason Roy managed to score 233 runs in 8 innings with a highest score of 73 not out against Peshawar Zalmi.

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Jason Roy played three games for Gujarat Lions in the 2017 IPL.

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On 27 August 2020, Jason Roy opted out of 2020 Indian Premier League due to personal reasons and as a result he was replaced by Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams.

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Jason Roy was released by Delhi Capitals before the 2021 auction.

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Jason Roy made his Twenty20 International debut against India in September 2014, in the only T20I of the series.

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Jason Roy was dismissed for 8 in his first international innings.

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Jason Roy was dismissed by Mohammed Shami after popping a soft catch up to the fielder at cover.

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Jason Roy made his One Day International debut for England in a one-off ODI against Ireland at Malahide on 8 May 2015, but the match was abandoned due to rain.

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Jason Roy was then selected again to represent England in the five-match series against New Zealand, in June 2015.

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England won the third match of the series, with Jason Roy continuing his good form with a score of 63.

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Jason Roy scored just 4 runs in the final and deciding match of the series as England collapsed to 138 all out.

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Jason Roy was dismissed for a duck in the first ODI against Pakistan, which England lost by six wickets.

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Jason Roy secured a half century in the next game as England fought back to level the series, winning by 95 runs.

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Jason Roy was selected in England's T20 World Cup squad but struggled in the opening game defeat against the West Indies.

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Jason Roy was out for a duck in the final, and England went on to lose the game to West Indies.

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Jason Roy was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup by the ICC and Cricbuzz.

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Jason Roy kept his place in the ODI squad for the series against Sri Lanka.

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Jason Roy got two run outs as he won man of the match.

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Jason Roy was named man of the series following his impressive performances.

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Jason Roy was out for a duck in the only T20I between the two sides, which England won by eight wickets.

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Jason Roy was awarded the man of the match award for his efforts.

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Jason Roy made 13 in the next game as England lost by 34 runs.

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Jason Roy made 19 in the first T20I as England won by seven wickets.

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Jason Roy made 13 in the first ODI against the West Indies as England won by 45 runs.

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Jason Roy struggled in England's next warmup matches for the Champions Trophy against South Africa.

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Jason Roy was named in England's 15-man squad for the 2017 Champions Trophy.

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In England's first group game, Jason Roy scored 1 run and took a catch off of Liam Plunkett's bowling.

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Jason Roy played in the only T20I game between England and the West Indies in 2017, being bowled out for a Golden duck by Jerome Taylor.

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Jason Roy was left out of the first 3 ODIs was recalled by England for the 4th ODI at The Oval.

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Jason Roy's feat won him the man of the match award as England won by 5 wickets.

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Jason Roy made scores of 49,8,15 and 42 in the first 4 ODIs respectively, before missing the fifth ODI due to injury as he struggled with back spasms.

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Jason Roy made 34, as Scotland beat England by 6 runs to claim their first ODI win over England.

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Jason Roy was selected to play against Australia in the ODI and T20I series in England.

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Jason Roy scored his second ODI century of the series in the fourth ODI when he made 101 from just 83 deliveries, winning his second man of the match award of the series.

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Jason Roy played in the 3 T20Is and ODIs against India in 2018.

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Jason Roy made scores of 38 and 40 in the first two ODIs of the series respectively, before missing the 3rd ODI due to injury.

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England played a five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka in October 2018, with Jason Roy playing a part in all 5 ODIs.

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Jason Roy made just 2 runs in the second ODI before the 3rd match was Abandoned.

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Jason Roy was ruled out of the fourth and fifth ODIs through a hamstring injury.

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Jason Roy wasn't included in England's squad for the 3 T20Is, instead returning home for the birth of his first child.

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Jason Roy was initially in the squad for the first ODI against Ireland and the T20I against Pakistan was withdrawn after suffering with a back spasm, he was left in the 17-man for the 5 match ODI series versus Pakistan.

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Jason Roy started the series in good form, hitting 87 and 76 in his first two innings.

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Jason Roy missed the fifth ODI, after being given time off by the ECB to spend time with his daughter who was hospitalised a few days before.

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Jason Roy was awarded the Man of the Series for his performances during the series.

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On 3 June 2019, in England's match against Pakistan, Jason Roy scored his 3,000th run in ODI cricket.

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On 8 June Jason Roy scored 153 runs against Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens which is the second-highest scored by an Englishmen in World Cup cricket, second to only Andrew Strauss' 158 at the 2011 World Cup.

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Jason Roy returned against India in a crucial match for England, who needed to win to keep their qualification fate in their own hands.

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Jason Roy contributing 66 runs off 57 balls despite not being fully fit, helping England to a 31 run victory.

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Jason Roy scored 19 runs in England's pursuit of the 242 runs posted by the Black Caps.

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The match ended in a tie and went to a Super Over, where Jason Roy was selected as England's third batsmen, although England did not end up losing a wicket.

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Jason Roy ran out Martin Guptill who was attempting to come back for a second run, off of Jofra Archer's final delivery of the super over.

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Jason Roy was included in the ICC's CWC2019 Team of the Tournament as one of the opening batsmen alongside Rohit Sharma.

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Jason Roy instilled a much-needed sense of energy in his team, after they lost back-to-back games to Sri Lanka and Australia, when Jason Roy was sidelined due to hamstring injury.

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Jason Roy's impact was felt in England's must-win games, against India and New Zealand in the round-robin, and against Australia in the semi-final, as he stitched together three successive century stands with his opening partner Jonny Bairstow.

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In July 2019, Jason Roy was named in England's Test squad, for their one-off match against Ireland at Lord's.

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Jason Roy made his Test debut in the match, scoring 5 runs in the first innings and 72 off 78 in the second.

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Jason Roy kept his place in the team for the first four Tests of the 2019 Ashes series, but was dropped for the fifth after a string of low scores.

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Jason Roy was part of the England team for the home ODI series against Ireland and Australia, but missed the T20I series against both Pakistan and Australia due to a side injury.

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In September 2021, Jason Roy was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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In 2022, Jason Roy admitted a charge of "conducting himself in a manner which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring cricket, the ECB and himself into disrepute", and was banned for two international matches suspended for 12 months "dependent on good behaviour".

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Jason Roy took A-level examinations in Sports Science and Business in 2008, and was offered a place at St Mary's University College, though he turned down the opportunity in order to concentrate on cricket.

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Jason Roy is a cousin of Dutch international cricketer Shane Snater.