Geoff Robinson (cricketer)
English cricketer (1944-2015)
Geoffrey Robinson (13 January 1944 – 10 June 2015) was an English cricketer. Robinson was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. When required, he could also bowl slow left-arm orthodox. The son of Geoffrey Robinson Sr., he was born in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.
His father had played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire, following in his fathers footsteps, Robinson made his debut for Lincolnshire against the Nottinghamshire Second XI in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1965 to 1986, making 193 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1966 Gillette Cup. He made 7 further List A appearances for Lincolnshire, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. In his 8 List A matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 264 runs at an average of 33.00, with a high score of 132. This score, which was to be his only century in List A cricket, came against Northumberland in the 1971 Gillette Cup.
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