Jason Roy

At 33 years old, Jason Roy has this physical status:

Jason Jonathan Roy (born 21 July 1990) is an English cricketer who has competed for England in all formats and Surrey in domestic cricket.

He was a member of England's squad that triumphed the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and he holds the record for the highest individual One Day International (ODI) innings by an England batsman.

According to the ICC Player Rankings, Roy is currently ranked tenth in ODI batting and seventeenth in the T20I batting rankings, ranked tenth in batting rankings and seventeenth in T20I. Jason Roy, a South African boy, immigrated to England with his family when he was 10 years old.

In first-class matches, he is a right-handed batsman who opens in restricted over cricket and plays in the middle order.

In September 2014, he made his Twenty20 International debut against India, his ODI debut against Ireland in May 2015 and his Test debut against Ireland in July 2019.

He was the first batsman to be banned from blocking the field in T20I history.

Personal life

Roy completed A-level examinations in Sports Science and Business in 2008 and was offered a spot at St. Mary's University College, but he turned down the opportunity in order to concentrate on cricket. Roy married Elle Moore on October 7th, 2017. In March 2019, they had their first child. On January 5, 2022, the couple welcomed their second child. Shane Snater, a Dutch international cricketer, is cousin.

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Early career

He and his family from South Africa immigrated to England when he was ten years old, and later attended Whitgift School. Rory Burns, a fellow England opener, was a student at Whitgift School and was the same age as him. He also competed for Reigate Priory Cricket Club in Surrey. He competed for Surrey from the Under-11 through to Under-19 and Academy level. In a one-day match against Western Province Under-19s, he played in Surrey Under-1909, where he top-scored for Surrey with an innings of 51 runs.

He was a member of the Pemberton Greenish Surrey Academy's 2008 intake of players and made a decisive contribution to Surrey's one-day debut against Hampshire, who lost by three runs by 3 runs on Monday.

Roy did not make it to the Surrey second team in 2007, but he was chosen to represent the South at Under-17 level in the ECB Regional Festival, held in Loughborough in July 2007, where he competed against the West, Midlands, and North.

Roy made his Surrey second team debut in 2008. Roy scored 88 from 89 balls against a Hampshire attack that had included South African Test match bowler Nantie Hayward, who had come to the crease with Surrey in trouble at 89–4.

Domestic career

On June 27, 2008, he made his Surrey first team's 2020 Cup match against Middlesex, and on Sunday, he made his List A debut in the Natwest Pro40 League match against Yorkshire, the day before his 18th birthday.

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

Roy was selected for the ECB Elite Player Development squad in September 2008, against University Sport South Africa and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Universities. Roy was chosen for two of his squad's four matches. The weather ruined his second match and resulted in no result in the thirteenth over MCC Universities' innings, which had been bowled by Roy.

Roy was awarded the Easter Scholarship in 2008 to spend the 2008-2009 winter at the Darren Lehmann Academy in Adelaide. While in Australia, Roy also played cricket for Port Adelaide Cricket Club and was a member of the XXX Gold Grade 20/20 Competition, scoring 20 runs from 12 balls in the final played at the Adelaide Oval. This was the club's first victory in the competition.

Roy played in a pre-season match for Surrey against Leeds/Bradford University Centre of Cricket Excellence in April 2009. In Surrey's first innings, Roy was dismissed for a duck, but the team did a good job with the cricket, taking 2 wickets from five overs.

Despite his promising results for Surrey's second team this year, Roy was unable to win a spot in the team at the start of the 2009 season. However, he notified the county selectors of his ability while playing for his club, Reigate Priory, in a 50-over-per-side match against Surrey's Second XI on April 25, 2009. Surrey were banned for 157 runs and opened the innings for Reigate Priory, scoring 69 runs from only 51 balls against a bowling attack that included former England international James Ormond before being caught behind. He took a wicket as Surrey were dismissed for 157 runs against a bowling attack. This innings was instrumental in Reigate Priory hitting their target of 158 with more than 22 overs to spare. Roy scored 115 off 88 balls in Reigate Priory's victory over Spencer in the Surrey Championship Premier Division on May 23.

Roy was selected for Surrey to compete against Warwickshire in the Under-19s County Championship at Whitgift School on July 6, 2009, a 144 ball draw. Roy made his first appearance of the season in Surrey Second XI's match against Somerset at Millfield School on July 14th, scoring 20 in Surrey's first innings. Roy played in the team's friendly match against Yorkshire Second XI in Guildford on August 11th. Surrey's second innings featured Roy topscored with 45, although Yorkshire triumphed by an innings with a day to spare.

In the Second XI Championship, Roy's next appearance for Surrey Second XI was on August 18 against MCC Universities. Roy scored 118 from 115 balls in a drawn match at Whitgift School, playing on familiar territory. Roy top scored in Surrey's innings with 55 on his return to the one-day team against Kent on August 24th. However, this promising run of form was abruptly ended in the Second XI Championship match against the same opponents that were scheduled to begin the next day. Roy had a pair, but he had a catch in Kent's second innings.

Better results for his team (including an explosive 138 from 60 balls against Henley) and the county Second XI in September 2009 resulted in a recall to Surrey's first team for the NatWest Pro40 League match against Leicestershire on September 27, 2009. Surrey opened Surrey's innings but only had six runs, but only 6 runs were successful. Surrey won the match by four wickets, but Surrey retained the match by four wickets. This would be Roy's first and only competitive match for Surrey's first team since the 2009 season.

Roy started the 2010 season as a regular in Surrey's Second XI in both Championship (three-day) and Trophy (one-day) cricket. Roy made his first significant contributions to the team in May in three straight Championship matches against Essex, Sussex, and Durham respectively, getting off to a slow start to the season. Although he had a greater number of runs against Essex (180) and Durham (120), his innings against Sussex was perhaps the most impressive. Roy batted at number five and came to the crease with the score 42/3 against a bowling attack featuring internationals Yasir Arafat and James Kirtley in Surrey's second innings. The score was 260–5, setting the tone for Surrey's victory. Roy was suspended for 104. In Surrey's second innings, Roy's century was the top score.

Roy maintained his form with a century for Reigate Priory, but there was no chance to continue playing. However, he had caught Surrey's Cricket Manager, Chris Adams, and was included in Surrey's senior team for the 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament, scoring 12 runs against Hampshire on June 22nd, a strike rate of 109.09.

Surrey won the game by 38 runs on the next day, Roy made history by scoring an unbeaten century against Kent (101 from only 57 balls).

Roy gained more respect for his second straight innings against Somerset on July 2nd, scoring 74 from 50 balls in another Surrey victory.

Surrey did not progress beyond the 2010 Friends Provident t20's group stage, and Roy's personal results also dropped toward the end of the competition. However, he continued to score heavily for the Second XI and appeared for Surrey's first team in the Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament between July and September, the most notable being a game of 60 from 49 balls against Sussex in a close match on September 4th. Roy enjoyed a 105-run-in-17 overs partnership during the match, as well as Surrey's latest signing, England international Kevin Pietersen.

He made his first-class debut against Leicestershire at Grace Road on August 24th and was the last man out in Surrey's first innings, scoring 76 runs off 65 balls (including 9 fours and 3 sixes) in Surrey's first innings total of 483. Roy was out of place by 7 runs in his first-class innings, stopping him from scoring a century. Roy scored 69 against Glamorgan on September 7, 2010 in his second first-class match, but he retained his spot in Surrey's final County Championship match of the season against Gloucestershire. Roy was established as a first team regular in all forms of cricket by the 2010 season, and he had signed a two-year deal with Surrey, which he described as "a dream come true."

Despite the fact that Roy played in the first team regular and demonstrated his fitness in the 2011 season (coming top in Surrey's pre-season Bleep Test), he was only selected for one match in the first team, scoring 0 and 4 against Middlesex. Surrey had improved batting resources over the previous winter, announcing Kevin Pietersen's long-term contract, as well as bringing in new batsmen Zander de Bruyn and Tom Maynard, and Roy began the season in the Second XI.

However, Roy was placed in the first squad for the Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament and made an immediate impression by scoring 60 runs in his first match against Scotland and 76 against Hampshire. In the return game against Scotland, Roy scored another half century. On May 4th, he made his first County Championship appearance of the season, and although he was barred for 5 in the first innings, Surrey put on a spirited 76 in the second innings. This innings was his first-class average at the time.

Roy was unused for the Championship match against Essex on May 18th as Surrey retained their centrally held international players, Kevin Pietersen and Chris Tremlett, but Surrey's Kevin Pietersen and Chris Tremlett were recalled to the first team against Glamorgan on May 24. Roy took his first-class wickets in Glamorgan's second innings after an exciting first innings in which he scored only three runs. He opened Surrey's second innings and scored his first-class century (an unbeaten 106 from 109 runs), guiding Surrey to a tight draw. With a six struck into the pavilion, he brought up his centennial.

At Edgbaston, he scored his first 40 over century by making 101 off 95 balls. Surrey defeated Leicestershire at Grace Road four days after he started with 131 off 99 balls.

Roy's season ended in fine fashion, as he was a member of Surrey's win at Lord's against Somerset in the CB40 final. Roy's day was certainly not a personal triumph, as the second highest run scorer in the tournament, he was certainly content.

Roy was selected by the ECB in the England Performance Programme Squad for 2011–12.

Roy appeared in the Sylhet Sixers' 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League. He appeared in four games, with his highest score being 42.

He signed the Sydney Sixers for the 2016–17 season after a brief BBL stint with Sydney Thunder in 2015. In a winning game for the Sixers in the first match of the tournament against Sydney Thunder, he scored 29 points. In the second round, the neotie scored a 40, which included a spectacular 6 off Shaun Tait. He was hurt in the third match after pulling a back muscle in preparation.

Roy was purchased by Lahore Qalandars for US$70,000 in 2017. He played 5 games total scoring 176 runs before he had to leave early for national service. He was selected by Quetta Gladiators in the second round of the 2018 PSL draft because he was partially available. In the season, he appeared in only two games for the Quetta Gladiators.

He was drafted by Quetta Gladiators as their Platinum Category pick in December 2019, making him the first pick of the draft night. Against Peshawar Zalmi, he managed to score 233 runs in 8 innings, with a best score of 73 not out. Quetta Gladiators selected him again in 2021 for the 2022 PSL.

In October 2018, he was selected in Nelson Mandela Bay Giants' International Marquee squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. He was selected in the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants squad for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament in September 2019.

In the 2017 IPL, he appeared in three games for Gujarat Lions. He played for Delhi Daredevils, for whom he scored a match-winning 91* in his first match. He was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the 2020 IPL auction ahead of the Indian Premier League's 2020 debut. Roy opted out of the 2020 Indian Premier League due to personal reasons, and as a result, Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams was recalled. He was sold by Delhi Capitals before the 2021 auction was announced. He was signed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. The Gujarat Titans purchased Roy in the 2022 IPL Auction. However, he pulled out of the 2022 IPL before the tournament, citing the challenge of being in the tournament's bubble for a lengthy period of personal time.

He was bought by the Oval Invincibles in April 2022 for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

England career

In the first T20I of the series, Roy made his Twenty20 International debut against India in September 2014. In his first international innings, he was dismissed for 8 runs. When he played a reverse-sweep shot off his second delivery, he scored Ravichandran Ashwin for four runs. Mohammed Shami dismissed him after a soft catch up to the fielder at cover.

On 8 May 2015, he made his One Day International debut for England in a one-off ODI against Ireland in Malahide, but the match was postponed due to rain. In June 2015, Roy was then selected again to represent England in the five-match series against New Zealand. He was caught from the first ball of the innings in the first match. Despite this, England went on to post a score 408 and then went on to win the match. In the second ODI, he made 39, but England went on to lose the match due to the rain. England has lost the next match, with Roy losing his ninth match this season. England went on to win by seven wickets in the fourth ODI as England went on to level the series at 2-2 with 38. In the final match, England defeated England 3–2 after he was out for 12 points. Roy made 23 runs as England defeated England by 56 runs in the only T20 match between the two teams.

Roy made 11 runs against Australia in the T20, but England lost by 5 runs. Roy batted well in the first ODI between England and Australia, hitting 67 runs as England lost the game by 59 runs. England lost the second match as well, with Roy making 31. England defeated the third match of the series, with Roy's good form continuing as a result with a score of 63. Roy was out for 36 in the penultimate match of the series, with England winning the game by 3 wickets to tie the series 2-2. In the final and deciding match of the season, Roy scored only 4 runs as England sank to 138 all out. Australia won the match by 8 wickets with over 25 overs to spare, winning the series 3–2.

In the first ODI against Pakistan, Roy was dismissed for a duck, which England lost by six wickets. England battened back to level the series by winning by 95 runs in the next game, with him achieving a half century in the next game. Roy scored his first ODI ton (102 off 117 balls) in the final game of the series, which England defeated by 84 runs in the third ODI. Roy featured in all three T20Is against Pakistan. In the first match, where England defeated by 14 runs, he could only make nine wickets. In the second game, where he reached 29 points, he posted his highest score of the season. He was out for a duck in the third match of the series.

Roy was once more chosen for England's limited overs tour of South Africa after now establishing himself at the top of the order. He chipped in with 14 in the next game after scoring 48 in the first round, with England winning both games and going 2-0 up in the series. However, defeat came next, and England lost their next three games. When England went from 2-0 up to losing the series 3–2, Roy did not do well, scoring 20, 6, 8, 8, and 8. Roy also struggled for form in the two T20Is between the two teams, as he failed to achieve double figures in either match as England lost the series 2–0.

Roy was chosen in England's T20 World Cup squad but he faltered in the first game loss to the West Indies. He hit 43 off just 16 balls in the second match to help England defeat South Africa by 230 runs. However, he was out cheaply in the game against Afghanistan, making only five out of a total of five, although England won the game. In the semifinals against Sri Lanka, England defeated the West Indies after scoring 42 runs in the final group game against Sri Lanka, he smashed a quickfire 78 on a Feroz Shah Kotla wicket to help England qualify for the final against the West Indies. In the final, Roy was out for a duck, and England lost the game to the West Indies. The ICC and Cricbuzz selected him in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2016 T20 World Cup.

Roy stayed in the ODI team for the series against Sri Lanka. England tied the match in the first Match after he scored three runs. He won by 112 not out in his second match, surpassing Alex Hales' record opening stand of 256. As he became the man of the match, he also had two runs outs. He made an unbeaten five in the third match as the weather ended the match. As England defeated the match by six wickets in the fourth match, he scored his second century of the series, making 162 as England defeated the match by six wickets. In the final game of the season, he scored 34 runs as England defeated the match by 122 runs. Following his outstanding success, Roy was named man of the series. In the only T20I between the two teams, he was out for a duck, and England won by eight wickets.

England defeated Pakistan by DLS technology in the first ODI of the season against Pakistan. Roy scored 65 off 56 balls. Roy was named man of the match for his efforts. As England established a 4-0 series lead, he scored 0, 15, 14 and 14 respectively in the next three ODIs. Roy made 87 in his fifth ODI, although Pakistan gained by 4 wickets to deny England a 5–0 series whitewash. In the only T20I of the series, Roy made 21 runs from 20 balls as Pakistan chased England's target of 134 with over 5 overs to spare.

In the first ODI against Bangladesh, Roy made 41 runs while England defeated Bangladesh by 309/8 runs. England lost by 34 runs in the next game, with Morne making 13 runs in the next game. Roy missed the last game of the series due to injury, but England won the series 2–1.

In the first ODI against India, Roy made 73 runs as England made 350/7, but lost the match by three wickets. He made 82 runs in his second match, but England fell 15 runs short of India's target. In the final match of the series, he made 65 runs as England posted 321 runs and lost by five runs. In the first T20I, he made 19 wickets as England defeated England by seven wickets. In the second match, he made ten runs as England lost by five runs by five runs. He made 32 runs in the final match, but England was unable to muster 127 and lost by 75 runs, ending the series 2–1.

In the first ODI against the West Indies, Roy made 13 runs as England defeated by 45 runs. England chased down their target of 226 to win by four wickets in his second match. He made 52 runs in the second match. In the final game of the season, he made 17 runs as England defeated England by 186 runs.

As a warm-up for the Champions Trophy, England played two ODIs against Ireland against Ireland. With Roy out for a duck in the first ODI and 20 in the second, England defeated England by a 2–0 series victory. Roy struggled in England's upcoming warump matches for the Champions Trophy against South Africa. Scoring just 1, 8 and 4 in his three innings, although England won the series 2–1.

Roy was selected in England's 15-man squad for the 2017 Champions Trophy. Roy scored 1 run and stole a wicket off Liam Plunkett's bowling in England's first group game. Roy was dropped by England after scoring 13 against New Zealand and 4 against Australia in his next two innings, but the Australians lost by 8 wickets.

England defeated South Africa in 3 T20Is after the Champions Trophy, with Roy scoring 28, 67, and 8 runs respectively. He became the first player in T20I cricket to be banned from playing obstructions. He was born on 67.

Roy was bowled out for a Golden duck by Jerome Taylor in the only T20I game between England and the West Indies in 2017. Roy had been ruled out of the first three ODIs, but England had him recalled for the 4th ODI at The Oval, but he was kept out of the first three ODIs. He took 84 runs off 66 balls on his return to England, assisting the team in defeating by 6 runs by DLS. Roy made 96 runs off 70 balls as England defeated England by 9 wickets in the 5th and final ODI, assisting England in a 4–0 series victory.

Roy scored 180 runs against Australia in the first ODI, the highest score by an English batsman in ODI. As England defeated by 5 wickets, his exploits earned him the Man of the match award as well. Roy only 2 runs before being forced to Mitchell Starc, but the team went on to win the match by 4 wickets despite this. Roy made 19, 0 and 49 respectively as England defeated the series 4–1.

Roy played for England in the 2017-18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series against Australia and New Zealand. In the four T20Is, Roy made scores of 9, 8, 8, 8, and 21, placing third in third place. In the first four ODIs, Roy had scores of 49, 8, 15 and 42 before missing his fifth ODI due to injury as he tried to deal with back spasms. Roy had his 2,000th run in ODIs during his 4th ODI.

On Sunday, England defeated Scotland in a one-off ODI at The Grange Club in Edinburgh. Scotland won by 6 runs over England over England, with Roy making 34 runs.

In England, Roy was selected to compete against Australia in the ODI and T20I series. He was bowled out for a duck in the first ODI of the series. In the second ODI by making 120 out of 108 wickets as England defeated by 3 wickets to take the lead by 2–0 in the series. He was also named Man of the match by the ICC. He was shot out in the third ODI though he was not on 82. In the fourth ODI, he won his second man of the match award of the series, winning his second ODI century of the series. He made just 1 run in the fifth ODI, but England won the match and ended a 5–0 series whitewash. In the first T20I of the season, Roy scored 44 runs of 26 balls as England defeated by 28 runs.

In 2018, Roy competed in the 3 T20Is and ODIs against India. He scored 30 and 15 points respectively in the first two T20Is. Roy scored 67 off 31 balls in the third T20I innings, ties for the most sixes struck by a player in a T20I innings. In the first two ODIs of the series, Roy had scores of 38 and 40 before being forced to miss the 3rd ODI due to injury. England went on to win the series 2–1.

In October 2018, England played a five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, with Roy playing in all five ODIs. He made 24 times before being caught out in the first ODI. After 15 overs, the game was called off, but there was no result. He made scores of 0, 41, 45, and 4 respectively in the next four matches, and England won the series 3–1. Roy scored 69 off 36 runs to lead England to victory by 30 runs in the series's only T20I.

Roy's five-match ODI series against the West Indies began well for him, scoring 123 runs from 85 balls winning the man of the match award as England took a 1–0 lead. In the second ODI, Roy made only 2 runs before the 3rd match was Abandoned. Due to a hamstring injury, he was ruled out of the fourth and fifth ODIs. Roy was not selected in England's squad for the 3 T20Is but instead returned home for the birth of his first child.

England has agreed to warmup matches against Ireland and Pakistan, one ODI against Ireland, and a T20I and 5ODI against Pakistan in preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Roy was initially in the squad for the first ODI against Ireland and the T20I against Pakistan, but he was forced to leave the team against Pakistan due to a back spasm, and he was left in the 17-man against Pakistan. No result was achieved in the first ODI against Pakistan. Roy got off to a promising start in his first two innings, hitting 87 and 76. He was named man of the match in the 4th ODI century after achieving 114, his 8th ODI century, after his two-month old daughter spent in the hospital with her two-month old daughter. Roy missed the fifth ODI after being given time off by the ECB to spend time with his daughter, who was hospitalized a few days before. Roy was named Man of the Series for his appearances on the series.

He was chosen in England's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019. Roy scored his 3,000th run in ODI cricket on June 3, 2019, in England's match against Pakistan. Roy scored 153 runs against Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens on June 8, the second highest score by an Englishman in World Cup cricket, second only to Andrew Strauss' 158 at the 2011 World Cup. Roy aggravated a hamstring strain he had been suffering with early in the season while fielding during the first innings. He didn't batting during the second innings and was out of England's next three matches. Roy returned from India to face India in a pivotal match for England, who had to win to keep their qualification decisions in their own hands. Despite not being fully recovered, Roy was able to win by 66 runs off 57 balls, leading England to a 31-run win.

Roy scored 85 runs off 65 balls before being sent out on board by umpire Dharmasena off a ball that television replays and UltraEdge said he had not struck. England had already lost their investigation, so the umpire's initial decision had to stand. Roy protested his dismissal and failed to leave the playing field in a timely manner, and was fined 30% of his match fee and two demerit points for opposition. Roy was in his maiden World Cup final against New Zealand on July 14th. Roy played 19 runs in England's quest for the 242 runs posted by the Black Caps. The game came to a close and ended in a tie before proceeding to a Super Over, where Roy was named as England's third batsmen, though England did not lose a wicket. Off of Jofra Archer's last run, Roy beat Martin Guptill, who was aiming for his second run. New Zealand needed two runs to win the World Cup and would otherwise lose, so the run out ensured that England won their maiden World Cup.

Roy was named as one of the tournament's CWC2019 Team alongside Rohit Sharma as one of the opening batsmen. "The England opener had a decisive effect on his team's result in a manner unlike no other in the tournament," the team reported. Roy instilled a much-needed sense of enthusiasm in his team after losing back-to-back games to Sri Lanka and Australia when Roy was forced to play due to a hamstring injury. In England's must-win games against India and New Zealand in the round robin and against Australia in the semi-finals, his impact was felt as he stitched together three successive centuries with his opening partner Jonny Bairstow. Roy has earned 443 runs from seven innings at a remarkably high strike rate of 115.36, and he has a strong opening partnership with Rohit Sharma in this XI.

Roy was selected in England's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland at Lord's in July 2019. In the first innings, he scored 5 runs on his first Test appearance in the match, and 72 off 78 in the second. He stayed in the team for the first four Tests of the 2019 Ashes series, but he was suspended for the fifth after a string of poor results.

Roy was on the England squad for the home ODI series against Ireland and Australia, but he missed the T20I series against both Pakistan and Australia due to a side injury. Roy was selected in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in September 2021.

Roy denied a charge of "conducting himself in a manner that may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which could cause cricket, the ECB, and himself disrepute" in 2022, and was banned from two international matches for a year "dependent on good behaviour." The reason for the accusation was unknown. Roy also took time with his family during the forthcoming Indian Premier League auction.

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