Robert Gofton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1968
Place of Birth: Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Robert Gofton
- Robert Paul Gofton (born 10 September 1968) is a former English cricketer.
- Gofton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
- He was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Gofton made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistanis in 1992.
- He made 4 further first-class appearances in 1992 for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Kent in the County Championship.
- In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 142 runs at an average of 20.28, with a high score of 75.
- This score, his only first-class half century, came against Surrey.
- With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 58.00, with best figures of 4/81.
- 1992 was his only season at Leicestershire, a season in which he also made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1992 Sunday League.
- He made 6 further List A appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the same competition.
- He struggled with the ball in his 7 limited-overs appearances for the county, taking just 3 wickets at a bowling average of 86.66, with best figures of 1/33.Gofton joined Suffolk in 1994, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire.
- Gofton played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1994 to 1995, which included 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match.
- He made his only List A appearance for Suffolk against Gloucestershire in the 1995 NatWest Trophy.
- In this match, he bowled 7 wicket-less overs for the cost of 60 runs, while with the bat he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by David Boden.
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