Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Roberts (Shropshire cricketer)

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The result was redirect to List of Shropshire County Cricket Club List A players. Daniel (talk) 13:36, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

John Roberts (Shropshire cricketer)

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Fails WP:GNG, no coverage found. Störm (talk) 19:47, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:48, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:48, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 19:48, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. Admittedly it is harder to find info on players with common names, but I don't think taking a well-known player's wicket in a List A match is enough to justify a Wikipedia article. By this point there are many fewer newspapers on the BNA, but possible references seem to be false positives, for example what may have been a reference in a 1988 Staffordshire Sentinel turned out to refer to a Shropshire darts player called John Roberts with cricket scores listed alongside it ... RobinCarmody (talk) 20:56, 25 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - WP:GNG is irrelevant here, as he passes WP:CRIN, which is the relevant notability guideline, by virtue of having played multiple List A matches. It doesn't matter whether he took one wicket, no wickets, or did nothing at all- a List A appearance is enough to satisfy WP:CRIN. As noted on other articles, the search function on BNA is hopeless, and so a lack of finding players on it indicates nothing- absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. DevaCat1 (talk) 16:33, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to List of Shropshire County Cricket Club List A players has played 2 List-A matches, but no coverage. Using similar precedent to that used by WP:FOOTY when a player has 1 or a few matches, but no coverage, they are deleted/redirected. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 18:28, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete or redirect per Rugbyfan22 if referenced - this is completely unsourced, so I'd only redirect if a source can be found for the list. Fails WP:GNG, which trumps any sports-specific SNG. SportingFlyer T·C 23:49, 27 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete This article has existed for 11 years and has no sources. This should be so open and shut a case of deletion, that it should be proposed deletable on those grounds alone. Verrifiability rules insist that all articles must be linked to reliable sources. This article has absolutely none.John Pack Lambert (talk) 21:46, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:GNG, the two List-A appearances doesn't seem to be covered by any substantial source. --Ashley yoursmile! 19:40, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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