James Robertson (cricketer)
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James Robertson was a Scottish
cricketer
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Robertson was born in Wardieburn, Edinburgh and edcuated at Edinburgh Academy
. He failed to win a blue at Oxford. He was a tall and athletically built Scot who was known for his Right-arm fast round-arm bowling, as well as his aggressive right-handed batting and good slip fielding.
He made his county debut for Middlesex
aged 27 in 1878 (having made his first-class debut a year earlier for an England XI) and represented the county in 102 first-class matches until 1891. He took 6/22 on his Middlesex debut versus Surrey at Lord's. He took 289 wickets in his career at an average 22.03, with a personal best of 8/48 versus Nottinghamshire at Lord's in 1887.
Scotland
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
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Robertson was born in Wardieburn, Edinburgh and edcuated at Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school which was opened in 1824. The original building, in Henderson Row on the northern fringe of the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the Senior School...
. He failed to win a blue at Oxford. He was a tall and athletically built Scot who was known for his Right-arm fast round-arm bowling, as well as his aggressive right-handed batting and good slip fielding.
He made his county debut for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
aged 27 in 1878 (having made his first-class debut a year earlier for an England XI) and represented the county in 102 first-class matches until 1891. He took 6/22 on his Middlesex debut versus Surrey at Lord's. He took 289 wickets in his career at an average 22.03, with a personal best of 8/48 versus Nottinghamshire at Lord's in 1887.