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{{For|the Roanoke mayor|Roy L. Webber}}
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'''Roy Webber''' (died 14 November 1962 aged 48) was a British [[cricket]] [[scorer]] and [[Cricket statistics|statistician]]. After [[World War II]], in which he served with the [[Royal Air Force]], he decided to turn what had been his hobby into his profession. He had the necessary proficiency with figures, having previously been an [[accountant]]. He was the scorer for [[BBC Television]]'s [[Test cricket|Test]] coverage for many years. He edited ''[[The Cricket Annual]]'' in 1961 and 1962. He was joint editor of the magazine ''[[Playfair Cricket Monthly]]'' and wrote a number of cricket books. He also wrote for the ''[[News Chronicle]]'' and the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.
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He wrote the following books (as well as contributing statistical appendices to a number of books by other authors):
*''Webber's Cricket Year Book'',
*''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records'', Playfair Books, 1951.
*''Who's Who in World Cricket,'' Hodder & Stoughton, 1952, with updated edition in 1954.
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*''Phoenix History of Cricket'', Dent, 1960, {{ISBN|978-0-460-07804-7}}.
*''Concise Book of Cricket Records'', Phoenix House, 1963.
*''Armchair Cricket'' co-author with [[Brian Johnston]]<ref>Published by [[BBC]] (British Broadcasting Corporation) in small paperback
A brief biography of Webber, in the form of a booklet of 31 pages, was written by [[Irving Rosenwater]]:
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