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Full name Darren David John Robinson
Born March 2, 1973, Braintree, Essex
Current age 36 years 252 days
Major teams Essex, Leicestershire
Nickname Pies, Pie Shop, Robbo
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Tabor High School, Braintree; Chelmsford College of Further Ed.
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 189 | 334 | 16 | 10489 | 200 | 32.98 | 22 | 50 | 157 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 195 | 186 | 14 | 4488 | 137* | 26.09 | 4 | 21 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 82 | 41 | 11.71 | 77 | 106.49 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 189 | 348 | 449 | 2 | 1/7 | 224.50 | 7.74 | 174.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 195 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 26.00 | 9.17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 1993 |
| Last First-class | Northamptonshire v Leicestershire at Northampton, Jun 15-18, 2007 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1993 |
| Last List A | Warwickshire v Leicestershire at Birmingham, May 20, 2007 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Sussex v Essex at Hove, Jun 21, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire at Nottingham, Jul 4, 2006 scorecard |
A solid opening batsman firstly for Essex, where he spent 11 seasons, and then for Leicestershire where he was the senior figure in the top order. There was plenty of promise early in Robinson's career, highlighted by an Under-19 tour to Pakistan in 1991-92. However, he never really converted an average of the low 30s into some more significant and has had to settle for a career in the county ranks. It hasn't been without its highlights, including a double century against the touring New Zealanders in 1999 and being part of an opening stand of 247 against the Australians in 2005. Although he was been at Leicestershire during their Twenty20 glories, Robinson rarely slotted into the fast-paced game, playing just six matches in three years. His Championship form remained consistent and he captained the county in four-day cricket when Jeremy Snape stood aside. He was released by Leicestershire at the end of 2007.
Andrew McGlashan September 2007
- Leicestershire stage end-of-season clearout (Sep 20, 2007)
- Sussex follow on and Irani hits his best (Apr 26, 2007)
- Hussey century defies Hampshire (Jul 17, 2006)
- Kolpak kickbacks (Nov 10, 2005)
- Hutton and Shah defy Kent while Sussex sink Glamorgan (Sep 8, 2005)
Apr 18, 2007
Darren Robinson pulls during Leicestershire's century opening stand
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Aug 1, 2006
Darren Robinson cuts off the back foot
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Jun 10, 2006
Darren Robinson played a lone hand of 106 and couldn't save Leicestershire from defeat
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