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Full name | Robert Victor Charles Robins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England | 13 March 1935||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 January 2024 88) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Walter Robins (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1953 to 1960 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 January 2017 |
Robert Victor Charles Robins (13 March 1935 - 13 January 2024) was a former English cricketer and insurance executive.
Career
Charles Robins was born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, the eldest son of Walter Robins, who played Test cricket for England in the 1930s.
Educated at Eton College, he was a successful schoolboy cricketer and captained the First XI in 1953.[1] He played first-class cricket for Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break-googly bowler between 1953 and 1960, and later captained the county Second XI.
His best first-class bowling figures were 7 for 78 in Middlesex's victory over Cambridge University in 1954.[2] In the County Championship his best figures were 6 for 40 against Yorkshire in 1958.[3]
He followed his father onto the Middlesex General Committee and he has given many years of distinguished service. He was a successful Chairman of Cricket for 13 years and he succeeded Michael Sturt as the County Chairman (1994–1996). He was inducted into the Middlesex County Cricket Club Hall of Fame. He served as the President of the County Club for two years (2005–2007).[4] He also led a successful insurance career with Stafford Knight for many years.
He died in Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on 13 January 2024 aged 88.
References
- ↑ Wisden 1954, p. 745.
- ↑ "Cambridge University v Middlesex 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "Yorkshire v Middlesex 1958". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "Middlesex County Cricket Club Hall of Fame". Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
External links
- Charles Robins at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Charles Robins at ESPNcricinfo
- [Charles Robins dies aged 88]