Robin Hobbs

Robin Hobbs
Personal information
Full name
Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs
Born(1942-05-08)8 May 1942
Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Died17 March 2024(2024-03-17) (aged 81)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
International information
National side
Test debut8 June 1967 v India
Last Test8 July 1971 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 7 440
Runs scored 34 4,942
Batting average 6.79 12.11
100s/50s 0/0 2/2
Top score 15* 100
Balls bowled 1,291 62,395
Wickets 12 1,099
Bowling average 40.08 27.09
5 wickets in innings 0 50
10 wickets in match 0 8
Best bowling 3/25 8/63
Catches/stumpings 8/– 295/–
Source: CricInfo, 7 November 2022

Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs (8 May 1942 – 17 March 2024) was an English cricketer who played in seven Tests for England from 1967 to 1971.[1] He played first-class cricket for both Essex and Glamorgan.[1]

Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, remarked, "Hobbs was the last specialist leg-spinner to play for England before Ian Salisbury revived the art in 1992. A good spinner of the ball although he lacked the googly, an inventive batsman and great character, he was an immensely popular cricketer".[1]

  1. ^ a b c Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 90. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.