Glamorgan
Billy Root
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- Left-handed strike-rotating middle-order batter
- Right-arm off-spin bowler
First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 76 | 130 | 3,647 | 30.91 | 52.9 | 5/17 | 132 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 17 | 258 | 15.18 | 47.1 | 0/1 | 59 |
Bowling
| Mat | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class matches | 76 | 377 | 8 | 32.88 | 4.19 | 3/29 | 0 | 0 |
Batting style
Balanced middle-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 32.9 | 31.4 | |
| Average v pace | 31.3 | 29.3 | |
| Average v spin | 38.7 | 38.3 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 57 | 53 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 51 | 55 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 60 | 58 | |
| Dot % | 72.3 | 73.2 |
3,569 balls in first-class matches · May 2022 – Sept 2026
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- −10.8
- above an average player
Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak −1.7
September 2017Now −10.8201620182020202220242026
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 6 | 143 | 14.3 | 49.3 | – | – | – |
Not in our first-class bowling rankings.
Team
- GlamorganCounty ChampionshipLast played Sept 2026
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 1/10 | 17% | 1 | 2 | 830410460111159 |
- Billy Root has made 50 or more in 1 of the last 10 First-class innings.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2026 | Glamorgan | Essex | Sophia Gardens | 59 (88) | – | Drawn |
| 15 Sept 2026 | Glamorgan | Surrey | Kennington Oval | 11 & 11 | – | Glamorgan won by 184 runs |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Glamorgan | Surrey | Sophia Gardens | 6 & 0 | – | Glamorgan won by 7 wickets |
| 24 Sept 2025 | Glamorgan | Lancashire | Sophia Gardens | 10 & 4 | – | Lancashire won by 7 wickets |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Glamorgan | Derbyshire | County Ground | 4 (10) | – | Drawn |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Glamorgan | Kent | Sophia Gardens | 8 & 30 | – | Glamorgan won by 5 wickets |
| 9 Sept 2024 | Glamorgan | Sussex | County Ground, Hove | 1 & 19 | – | Sussex won by an innings and 87 runs |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Glamorgan | Leicestershire | Sophia Gardens | 6 (24) | – | Drawn |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Glamorgan | Derbyshire | County Ground | 9 & 13 | – | Derbyshire won by 10 wickets |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | College Ground | 21 & 46 | – | Tied |