Mark Robinson (cricketer, born 1984)
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Mark Robinson was an English
cricket
er who played for Shropshire
. He was born in Shrewsbury
but now lives in Oswestry
.
Robinson, who represented Oswestry in the 2004 Cockspur Cup, made his sole List A appearance for Shropshire in the 2005 C&G Trophy
. In 2005, he played one Second XI game for Glamorgan.
Robinson still plays with Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship
as of 2008.
Since retiring from cricket in 2010, Robinson has enjoyed a successful career as a lounge singer with a residency at the Kings Head, Oswestry
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Shropshire
Shropshire County Cricket Club
Shropshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Shropshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He was born in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
but now lives in Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
.
Robinson, who represented Oswestry in the 2004 Cockspur Cup, made his sole List A appearance for Shropshire in the 2005 C&G Trophy
C&G Trophy
The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties compete each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland...
. In 2005, he played one Second XI game for Glamorgan.
Robinson still plays with Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship
Minor counties of English cricket
The Minor Counties are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first-class status. The game is administered by the Minor Counties Cricket Association which comes under the England and Wales Cricket Board...
as of 2008.
Since retiring from cricket in 2010, Robinson has enjoyed a successful career as a lounge singer with a residency at the Kings Head, Oswestry
External links
- Mark Robinson at Cricket ArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...