Toby Roland-Jones
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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.
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.
England
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) is an English
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
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. 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 SchoolHampton School
Hampton School is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, London, England.-History:In 1556, Robert Hammond, a wealthy brewer who had acquired property in Hampton, left in his will provision for the maintenance of a 'free scole' and to build a small schoolhouse 'with seates in yt' in the...
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
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
initially on a summer contract in 2010.