Ollie Robinson (cricketer, born 1993)

Oliver Edward Robinson (born 1 December 1993), known as Ollie Robinson, is an English professional cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut in 2015 and is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. Robinson is the step-son of Paul Farbrace who has worked as a coach with international teams.[1]

For the Kent cricketer, see Ollie Robinson (cricketer, born 1998).

Ollie Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Edward Robinson
Born	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 Margate, Kent
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–2014	Yorkshire
2014	Hampshire
2015–present	Sussex (squad no. 25)
FC debut	26 April 2015 Sussex v Durham
LA debut	11 August 2013 Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 57 14 34 Runs scored 1,416 122 56 Batting average 21.13 17.42 7.00 100s/50s 1/5 0/0 0/0 Top score 110 30 18* Balls bowled 10,549 576 588 Wickets 244 14 31 Bowling average 21.86 40.57 27.51 5 wickets in innings 14 0 0 10 wickets in match 4 0 0 Best bowling 8/34 3/31 4/15 Catches/stumpings 19/– 6/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 August 2020

Career

Robinson began his career playing for Kent Second XI. After one match of the 2013 season, he left Kent for Leicestershire before playing for Yorkshire Second XI. He finished the 2013 season with 59 wickets and 1,282 runs in Second XI cricket, and made his first-team List A debut for Yorkshire in July 2013 against Leicestershire.[2] In October 2013, Robinson signed a professional contract with Yorkshire.[2]

After making seven T20 Blast appearances for Yorkshire during the 2014 season Robinson was sacked by Yorkshire in July for "unprofessional actions".[3] Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie said of the situation that "When a player consistently displays behaviour that isn’t professional, there has to be a point in time when you say 'look, this isn’t really working, you’re obviously not that bothered about playing for the club'. That point came, and it was tough." and that "He’s got to learn about his game and about being a professional sportsman. I think there will be a future for him in the professional game, but I think he needs to learn a lot, and I think he can do it."[4] Later in the 2014 season Robinson made one List A appearance for Hampshire.[5][6]

In April 2015, Sussex signed Robinson on a short-term deal, after an injury crisis with bowlers Tymal Mills, James Anyon and Lewis Hatchett all unavailable.[7][6] Robinson had played a Second XI match for Sussex[7] and was named in the squad for a County Championship match the next day against Durham where he made his first-class debut.[6][8] In the match Robinson, batting at number nine, scored a century in a Sussex record-breaking tenth-wicket partnership with Matt Hobden of 164.[9] In doing so, he became the first Sussex player in 95 years to score a century on their County Championship debut.[lower-alpha 1][9] Robinson took his first five-wicket haul in May 2015 against Warwickshire.[10] In the 2015 season, Robinson took 46 Championship wickets at an average of 24.71, and was nominated for the LV= Breakthrough Player Award[11] and won the Sussex Young Player of the Year award.[12] In October 2015, Robinson signed a new three-year contract with Sussex.[12]

On 29 May 2020, Robinson was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14] On 17 June 2020, Robinson was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[15][16] On 4 July 2020, Robinson was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.[17][18] Robinson was then named in England's squad for the second Test match of the series,[19] his maiden call-up to the senior team.[20] On 12 August 2020, Robinson was also named in England's squad for the second Test against Pakistan.[21]

Notes

1. Ollie Rayner scored a century on debut in a tour match against Sri Lanka in 2006.

References

1. "Robinson debut century completes amazing Sussex last stand". Cricinfo.
2. "Former Kent cricketer Oliver Robinson joins Yorkshire". Thanet Gazette.
3. "Yorkshire sack fast bowler Oliver Robinson for 'unprofessional actions'". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 July 2014.
4. "Yorkshire Country Cricket Club: Gillespie's tough call to axe Robinson". York Press.
5. "The Home of CricketArchive".
6. "Robinson handed Sussex chance".
7. "Sussex sign former Yorkshire seamer". The Argus.
8. Daivanayagam, Srihari (26 April 2015). "Robinson debut century completes amazing Sussex last stand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
9. "County Championship: Robinson hits debut ton in Sussex rescue". BBC Sport.
10. "LV=CC: Ollie Robinson records career-best figures foor Sussex".
11. "Ollie Robinson has slotted seamlessly into life at Sussex after Yorkshire sacking".
12. "Sussex's Ollie Robinson signs new three-year contract". Sky Sports.
13. "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
14. "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
15. "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
16. "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
17. "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
18. "England v West Indies: Dom Bess in squad, Jack Leach misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
19. "England v West Indies: Joe Denly left out of second Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
20. "England name squad for second West Indies Test". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
21. "England Men name squad for second Pakistan Test". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

External links

• Ollie Robinson at ESPNcricinfo