Peter Roebuck suicide

Peter Roebuck’s family feels book may hinder inquest

Earlier in August, an inquest into the apparent suicide of Peter Roebuck was set to be reopened.

Peter Roebuck’s death inquest set to be reopened

Roebuck, a former Somerset captain, played 335 first-class matches before making a career writing about the sport.

Peter Roebuck commits suicide 20 years after writing foreword to a book on cricket suicides

Peter Roebuck wrote the foreword to David Frith's By His Own Hand. He committed suicide himself 20 years later.

Cricket commentator Mike Coward pays tribute to Peter Roebuck

By CricketCountry Staff

Mike Coward, a renowned cricket commentator who was one of Peter Roebuck’s contemporaries gave a speech at Roebuck’s memorial on Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Peter Roebuck to be honoured at Sydney Cricket Ground

Admirers of late Peter Roebuck will gather at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday to honour the celebrated cricket writer, who allegedly committed suicide in Cape Town last month.

Roebuck’s family hire British lawyer to investigate his death

Unconvinced by police claims that Peter Roebuck committed suicide, the celebrated cricket writer's family would seek a second post-mortem of his body and has hired a British criminal lawyer to investigate the death.

“I’ll never forgive Ian Botham,” Roebuck had said

By CricketCountry Staff

Cricket writer Peter Roebuck who committed recently committed suicide had a rough past with legendary England cricketer Ian Botham while being the captain of the Somerset in the 1980s.

Police to question youngsters sponsored by Peter Roebuck

With his personal life being the talking point after he jumped to death, the police are set to speak to 16 youngsters, who were sponsored and supported by deceased cricket writer Peter Roebuck.

Police hope to get clues from DNA samples of Roebuck’s bedsheet

In a new twist to the inquest into Peter Roebuck's death, forensic experts will investigate whether the DNA samples taken from a bedsheet match that of the celebrated cricket writer who was facing allegations of sexual assault before committing suicide.

Peter Roebuck promised money before assaulting me: Facebook friend

Peter Roebuck's Zimbabwean Facebook friend, whose police complaint allegedly triggered his suicide, has claimed that the celebrated cricket writer lured him with money to meet him before sexually assaulting him in a Cape Town hotel.