Douglas Robinson (cricketer)

Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Charles Robinson was British army officer and a first-class cricketer who captained Gloucestershire. He also played for Essex, Marylebone Cricket Club and for the amateur Gentlemen and England XI teams.[1][2]

Douglas Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Charles Robinson
Born	20 April 1884 Lawrence Weston, Bristol, England
Died	29 July 1963 (aged 79) Ham Court Farm, Gloucestershire, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman, wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Essex County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class cricket Matches 155 Runs scored 4376 Batting average 17.29 100s/50s 1/16 Top score 150* Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 123/39
Source: Cricket Archive

Family and cricket

Robinson was born in 1883 at Lawrence Weston House near Bristol, and educated at Marlborough College. His father was Gloucestershire player Arthur Robinson and his grandfather was Elisha Smith Robinson. Many of his relations were prominent cricketers.[3]

Military career

He attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in the 3rd (militia) Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment on 19 March 1902.[4] He fought in World War I with the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), and became a lieutenant-colonel.

He later bred cows at Ham Court Farm near Cheltenham and died there in 1963.

References

Notes

1. "Douglas Robinson Cricket Archive".
2. "Douglas Robinson Cigarette Card".
3. "The Cricket Family Robinson".
4. "No. 27417". The London Gazette. 18 March 1902. p. 1886.

Sources

• Douglas Robinson at CricketArchive (subscription required)