Full name Robin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Born October 28, 1975, Guildford, Surrey
Current age 45 years 84 days
Major teams Sussex
Nickname Tucker
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 6 ft 5 in
Education Radley College, Oxon; Durham University
Relation Father - CDA Martin-Jenkins, Brother - JTA Martin-Jenkins
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 184 | 276 | 41 | 7448 | 205* | 31.69 | 5 | 41 | 55 | 0 | ||||
List A | 229 | 169 | 38 | 2014 | 68* | 15.37 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 47 | 26 | 8 | 237 | 56* | 13.16 | 222 | 106.75 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 184 | 24759 | 12253 | 384 | 7/51 | 31.90 | 2.96 | 64.4 | 8 | 0 | |||
List A | 229 | 9902 | 7115 | 234 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 30.40 | 4.31 | 42.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 47 | 47 | 919 | 1153 | 34 | 4/20 | 4/20 | 33.91 | 7.52 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | 1995 |
Last First-class | Sussex v Gloucestershire at Arundel, Jul 7-9, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995 |
Last List A | Sussex v Worcestershire at Hove, Jul 19, 2010 scorecard |
T20s debut | Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Sussex v Glamorgan at Hove, Jun 23, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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18*, 0/36 | Sussex | v Worcs | Hove | 19 Jul 2010 | LA |
2/66, 78, 0/18 | Sussex | v Gloucs | Arundel | 7 Jul 2010 | FC |
0/33 | Sussex | v Glamorgan | Hove | 23 Jun 2010 | T20 |
1*, 1/31 | Sussex | v Surrey | The Oval | 20 Jun 2010 | T20 |
0/30 | Sussex | v Hampshire | Hove | 18 Jun 2010 | T20 |
1/22, 11 | Sussex | v Gloucs | Hove | 16 Jun 2010 | T20 |
0/24 | Sussex | v Gloucs | Gloucester | 11 Jun 2010 | T20 |
1/16 | Sussex | v Kent | Tunbridge Wells | 9 Jun 2010 | T20 |
130, 1/38 | Sussex | v Derbyshire | Derby | 5 Jun 2010 | FC |
1/44 | Sussex | v Somerset | Hove | 1 Jun 2010 | T20 |
Earlier in his career, Robin Martin-Jenkins was occasionally been mentioned as a potential England allrounder, but he has never quite produced the performances to merit elevation to that level. The son of The Times newspaper's cricket correspondent Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Robin played in the same Radley College XI as Andrew Strauss and Ben Hutton and soon established himself in the Sussex side. He announced his decision to quit first-class cricket in the middle of the 2010 season, to pursue his new career as a Geography and RS teacher at Hurstpierpoint College. He is a regular contributor to the Wisden Cricketer magazine.
Cricinfo staff May 2010
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