Keith Whiting
He said: "We had a race and Roebuck beat me. He said my fitness was not up to standard. He said, 'Go fetch the cane, there is one in the garage.'
I went out to get it and found one lying on the floor, with three or four others nearby. When I got back to the lounge he gave me 12 of the best, six with the cane and six with his hand."
Keith added: "I was scared and lonely and very vulnerable. It was the first time I had been away from home. I was very confused."
Keith said he was caned again after batting practice a few days later -- and was also struck with a cricket bat after returning home late from a nightclub.
His allegations came to light after he told his parents and Richard Lines, the club secretary of nearby Bishop Lydeard Cricket Club, where Keith was playing.
Mr Lines, 48, said: "We moved Keith out of the bungalow that evening and he did not go back."
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police confirmed they had received a complaint from a 19-year-old cricketer alleging assault. "This is now being investigated," he said.
Last night bachelor Roebuck, in Sri Lanka covering their test match against Australia for a newspaper, refused to comment.
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CRICKET star Peter Roebuck is being investigated by police over allegations that he assaulted a young player.