Robin Eliot

Robin Francis Eliot (7 March 1942 – 10 February 2017) was an English first-class cricketer and racing horse owner.

Robin Eliot

Personal information
Full name	Robin Francis Eliot
Born	7 March 1942 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Died	10 February 2017 (aged 74) Crowborough, Sussex, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1961	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 55 Batting average 27.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 30 Balls bowled 306 Wickets 1 Bowling average 140.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/70 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2019

Eliot was born at Gloucester in March 1942. He was educated at Radley College, before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford he made two appearances in first-class cricket in 1961. The first came for Oxford University against Leicestershire at Oxford, while the second came for L. C. Stevens' XI against Cambridge University at Eastbourne.[2] After graduating from Oxford, he joined Lloyd's of London as an aviation underwriter, before running his own company from 1977–94.[1] He had a keen interest in horse racing, owning National Hunt horses, including Deep Sensation which won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 1993.[1] He died in February 2017.

References

1. The Old Radleian. Radleian Society. 2017. p. 151.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Robin Eliot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-22.

External links

• Robin Eliot at ESPNcricinfo