Robin Johns

Who is Robin Johns?

Robert 'Robin' Leslie Johns is a former English cricketer. Johns was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Southampton, Hampshire.

Johns made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Lancashire in 1970. He made seven further first-class appearances for the university in 1970. In his eight first-class appearances for the university, he scored 273 runs at an average of 21.00, with a high score of 61 not out. This score, which would be his only first-class fifty, came against Cambridge University. With the ball, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 51.61, with best figures of 4/76. In 1971, Johns joined Northamptonshire, making his debut for the county in the 1971 County Championship against Hampshire. He made five further first-class appearances for the county in 1971, the last of which came against Yorkshire. In his six first-class matches for Northamptonshire, he scored a total of 62 runs at an average of 8.85, with a high score of 20. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an average of 14.75, with best figures of 3/20. He made a single List A appearance for the county against Yorkshire in the 1971 John Player League. He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1971 season.