Phil Robinson (cricketer)
English cricketer (born 1963)
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Phil Robinson (born 3 August 1963),[1] born Phillip Edward Robinson, is an English former first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Phillip Edward Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 August 1963 Keighley, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 April 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robinson was born at Keighley in Yorkshire, made his first-class debut for his native county in 1984, and played 132 first-class games for the Tykes until 1991, averaging 35.84, passing 1,000 runs in a season on three occasions.[1] He then moved to Leicestershire and played up to 1995, but was somewhat less successful, playing 27 matches without a century, for an average of 23.72. His best first-class score of 189, came in a Roses Match in 1991, in his penultimate match for Yorkshire.[1]
After leaving the first-class scene, he managed Leicestershire's Second XI for four years before moving to New Zealand. Following the Christchurch earthquakes his family relocated to Queensland where he currently works as a Coach and Talent specialist for Queensland Cricket (Based in their Townsville office).
