Full name Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs
Born May 8, 1942, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Current age 78 years 261 days
Major teams England, Essex, Glamorgan, Suffolk
Nickname Colt
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Height 5 ft 10 in
Education Raine's Foundation School, Stepney
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 15* | 6.80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 440 | 547 | 139 | 4942 | 100 | 12.11 | 2 | 2 | 295 | 0 | ||
List A | 145 | 99 | 27 | 883 | 54* | 12.26 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 11 | 1291 | 481 | 12 | 3/25 | 5/98 | 40.08 | 2.23 | 107.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 440 | 62395 | 29776 | 1099 | 8/63 | 27.09 | 2.86 | 56.7 | 50 | 8 | |||
List A | 145 | 1672 | 1182 | 51 | 6/22 | 6/22 | 23.17 | 4.24 | 32.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Test debut | England v India at Leeds, Jun 8-13, 1967 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Pakistan at Leeds, Jul 8-13, 1971 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1961 - 1981 |
List A span | 1963 - 1979 |
A rarity in England, Robin Hobbs was a legspinner who played Test cricket, the last for 20 years until the emergence of Ian Salisbury. After debuting for Essex in 1961, he went on to play for England in 1967, and after 14 years with Essex spent four years with Suffolk before returning to first-class cricket with Glamorgan, captaining them in 1979.
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1975