Richie Robinson
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Richard Daryl Robinson (born 8 June 1946, East Melbourne, Victoria
) is a former Australian cricket
er who played in 3 Tests
and 2 ODIs in 1977. Robinson was widely recognised as the second best wicketkeeper in Australia during his career, behind the formidable Rod Marsh
and would no doubt have played more tests had Marsh not been around. Although a wicketkeeper batsman in State cricket Robinson's three tests were as a specialist batsman.
Robinson was captain of his home state Victoria
during his first-class career that spanned 1971 to 1982.
Robinson also played World Series Cricket
, notably keeping wicket for The Cavaliers on the Cavalier Country Tour 1978/79 playing 17 matches, scoring 315 runs at 22.50, with 31 catches and 8 stumpings.
East Melbourne, Victoria
East Melbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, East Melbourne had a population of 4,330....
) is a former Australian 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 in 3 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 2 ODIs in 1977. Robinson was widely recognised as the second best wicketkeeper in Australia during his career, behind the formidable Rod Marsh
Rod Marsh
Rodney William Marsh MBE is a former Australian wicketkeeper.A colourful character, Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian season. In 96 Tests, he set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, the same number his pace bowling Western...
and would no doubt have played more tests had Marsh not been around. Although a wicketkeeper batsman in State cricket Robinson's three tests were as a specialist batsman.
Robinson was captain of his home state Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
during his first-class career that spanned 1971 to 1982.
Robinson also played World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket...
, notably keeping wicket for The Cavaliers on the Cavalier Country Tour 1978/79 playing 17 matches, scoring 315 runs at 22.50, with 31 catches and 8 stumpings.