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. He is the younger brother of Yorkshire and England Test captain Joe Root. He once appeared as a substitute fielder for the England cricket team.

Billy Root
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Thomas Root
Born (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsJoe Root (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2018Nottinghamshire (squad no. 66)
2015–2016Leeds/Bradford MCCU
2019–presentGlamorgan (squad no. 7)
FC debut2 April 2015 Leeds/Bradford MCCU v Sussex
LA debut27 April 2017 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 30 24 29
Runs scored 1,644 773 337
Batting average 34.25 48.31 22.46
100s/50s 5/3 2/3 0/0
Top score 229 113* 40
Balls bowled 269 292 18
Wickets 8 6 0
Bowling average 22.00 51.66 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 –
Best bowling 3/29 2/36 –
Catches/stumpings 8/– 7/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 August 2020

He made his List A debut for Nottinghamshire in the 2017 Royal London One-Day Cup on 27 April 2017.[1]

At the end of the 2018 season Root left Nottinghamshire to join Glamorgan on a two-year contract.[2] Root made his County Championship debut for Glamorgan against Northamptonshire in April 2019, scoring 126 in the first innings.[3] In May 2019, Root was suspended from bowling by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) due to a suspect action.[4]

References
  1. "Royal London One-Day Cup, North Group: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire at Worcester, Apr 27, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "Billy Root: Brother of England captain Joe signs for Glamorgan". BBC Sport. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "County Championship: Labuschagne, Root & Carlson put Glamorgan in charge". BBC Sport. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. "Billy Root: Glamorgan all-rounder suspended from bowling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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