Cyril Robinson

Who was Cyril Robinson?

Cyril Deason Robinson is a former English cricketer. Robinson was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Durban, Natal Province.

Robinson made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against CI Thornton's XI in 1901. He played 8 further first-class matches for the university, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in 1896. In between the end of the 1895 season and the start of the 1896 season, Robinson toured the United States with F Mitchell's XI, making 3 first-class appearances: one against a University of Pennsylvania Past and Present team and two against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. In the same season that he made his debut for Cambridge University, he also made his debut for Buckinghamshire against Oxfordshire. Robinson played 2 further Minor counties matches for Buckinghamshire in 1895 and 1896, before playing 2 further fixtures in 1907.

Robinson later appeared in first-class cricket for his native Natal in 1906 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. He played first-class cricket for Natal from 1906 to 1911, making his final first-class appearance against Transvaal. He also played first-class cricket for the South Africans in their tour of the British Isles in 1907, although he played in some tour matches, he didn't feature in any Test matches. He also played once for the Rest of South Africa. In total, Robinson appeared in 30 first-class matches. Not a particularly accomplished batsman, he scored 542 runs at a batting average of 12.60, with a high score of 41. Behind the stumps he took 36 catches and made 19 stumpings.