William Wills Robinson (17 June 1847 – 14 September 1929) was an English-born New Zealand cricketer. He played 12 first-class matches for Auckland between 1873 and 1885.[1]
Robinson was educated at Epsom College in England before moving to New Zealand, where he lived from about 1868 to 1889.[2] A tall man with a curly black beard, he was a slow left-arm bowler, "a free bat and a great fighter", and an outstanding captain.[3] He captained Auckland in all 12 of his matches. Leading them on their southern tour in late 1873, when they played their first first-class matches, he took 20 wickets at an average of 7.30, and they won all three matches.[4] He had a sporting goods store in Auckland before returning to England in 1889.[5][6]
Robinson was also one of the pioneers of rugby football in New Zealand, helping to establish the game in Auckland soon after his arrival in New Zealand in about 1868. In 1905, after he returned to England to live in Wellingborough, he wrote a series of articles on the early history of rugby in New Zealand for The Pall Mall Gazette.[7] He coached the boys at Wellingborough School for more than 30 years.[8]
william, robinson, cricketer, born, 1847, william, wills, robinson, june, 1847, september, 1929, english, born, zealand, cricketer, played, first, class, matches, auckland, between, 1873, 1885, william, robinsonpersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, wills, ro. William Wills Robinson 17 June 1847 14 September 1929 was an English born New Zealand cricketer He played 12 first class matches for Auckland between 1873 and 1885 1 William RobinsonPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Wills RobinsonBorn 1847 06 17 17 June 1847Birmingham EnglandDied14 September 1929 1929 09 14 aged 82 Wellingborough EnglandBowlingSlow left armRoleCaptainDomestic team informationYearsTeam1873 74 to 1884 85AucklandCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 12Runs scored 248Batting average 11 80100s 50s 0 0Top score 42 not outBalls bowled 1292Wickets 41Bowling average 12 705 wickets in innings 210 wickets in match 1Best bowling 5 13Catches stumpings 45 Source ESPNcricinfo 31 December 2019Robinson was educated at Epsom College in England before moving to New Zealand where he lived from about 1868 to 1889 2 A tall man with a curly black beard he was a slow left arm bowler a free bat and a great fighter and an outstanding captain 3 He captained Auckland in all 12 of his matches Leading them on their southern tour in late 1873 when they played their first first class matches he took 20 wickets at an average of 7 30 and they won all three matches 4 He had a sporting goods store in Auckland before returning to England in 1889 5 6 Robinson was also one of the pioneers of rugby football in New Zealand helping to establish the game in Auckland soon after his arrival in New Zealand in about 1868 In 1905 after he returned to England to live in Wellingborough he wrote a series of articles on the early history of rugby in New Zealand for The Pall Mall Gazette 7 He coached the boys at Wellingborough School for more than 30 years 8 See also editList of Auckland representative cricketersReferences edit William Robinson ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 20 June 2016 The Cricket Match Auckland Star 2 1 February 1882 Our cricketers Ups and downs of the game in New Zealand Auckland Star 14 2 May 1927 Retrieved 28 August 2018 Cricket in New Zealand in 1873 74 CricketArchive Retrieved 28 August 2018 Personal Evening Star 9 2 January 1930 Untitled New Zealand Herald 4 12 February 1889 Rugby Reminiscences The Infancy of New Zealand Football Auckland Star 12 9 December 1905 Out of the Past One of Auckland s Captains Auckland Star 5 2 October 1925 External links editWilliam Robinson at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Robinson cricketer born 1847 amp oldid 943347745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
