Mollie Robbins

Mollie Joy Robbins (born 4 October 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Gloucestershire and Western Storm. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler.^[1][2]

Mollie Robbins

Robbins warming-up for Western Storm in May 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mollie Joy Robbins
Born	(1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) Bristol, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013–present	Gloucestershire
2021–present	Western Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 32 35 Runs scored 57 228 Batting average 5.18 14.25 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 12* 47 Balls bowled 1,067 544 Wickets 43 15 Bowling average 16.79 26.13 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 5/19 2/3 Catches/stumpings 6/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 October 2023

Early and personal life

Robbins was born on 4 October 1998 in Bristol.^[2] In 2022, she was appointed Head Coach of Thornbury Cricket Club's women's team.^[3]

Domestic career

Robbins made her county debut in 2013, for Gloucestershire against Derbyshire.^[4] The following season, 2014, she was Gloucestershire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 6 wickets at an average of 14.83.^[5] Robbins soon became a regular in Gloucestershire's side, with strong seasons coming in the 2016 and 2017 Championships, where she took 7 wickets in each season, including a best bowling of 4/2 in a 2017 match against Wiltshire.^[6][7][8] In the 2019 Women's County Championship, Robbins took 14 wickets, the second-highest tally across the whole competition, including her maiden five-wicket haul, 5/19 against Dorset.^[9][10] She also achieved her T20 high score that season, scoring 47 from 40 balls against Wiltshire.^[11] In 2021, she helped her side to winning the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup, taking 2 wickets and scoring 41 runs.^[12][13] She took four wickets at an average of 30.00 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.^[14]

In 2021, Robbins was selected in the Western Storm squad for their upcoming season.^[15] She played four matches for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, without taking a wicket.^[16] She was again in the Western Storm squad in 2022, but did not play a match.^[17] In 2023, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking six wickets.^[18][19] At the end of the season, it was announced that Robbins had signed her first professional contract with the side.^[20]

References

1. "Player Profile: Mollie Robbins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Mollie Robbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. "Thornbury CC Announce First Professional Female Coach!". Thornbury Cricket Club. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
4. "Derbyshire Women v Gloucestershire Women, 26 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
5. "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
6. "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
7. "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
8. "Gloucestershire Women v Wiltshire Women, 30 April 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
9. "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
10. "Dorset Women v Gloucestershire Women, 5 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
11. "Gloucestershire Women v Wiltshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
12. "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
13. "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
14. "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
15. "Sophie introduces you to the 2021 squad". Western Storm. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
16. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
17. "Western Storm Announce 2022 Squad". Western Storm. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
18. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
19. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
20. "Mollie Signs First Contract". Western Storm. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

External links

• Mollie Robbins at ESPNcricinfo
• Mollie Robbins at CricketArchive (subscription required)