Walter Robinson (cricketer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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English county cricketer
Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1851
Date of Death: 14-Aug-1919
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Walter Robinson (cricketer)
- Walter Robinson (29 November 1851 – 14 August 1919) was an English first-class cricketer, who played seven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1876 to 1877, and for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1880 to 1888.
- He also played first-class cricket for The Players (1881-1883), the Rest of England (1883), the North of England (1883), R.G.
- Barlow's XI (1883) and an England XI (1884). Born in Greetland, Elland, Yorkshire, England, Robinson was a right-handed batsman, who scored 3,902 runs at 19.31, with a highest score of 154 against Oxford University.
- His three other centuries were scored against Yorkshire, Middlesex and Kent.
- He took 52 catches and, bowling right arm, round arm medium pace, conceded 61 runs without taking a wicket. He learnt his cricket in Yorkshire, but first played as a professional in Lancashire, with Haslingden C.C.
- in 1873 and 1874.
- In 1875, he was engaged by Cliffe End C.C., Longwood, near Huddersfield and, in 1876 and 1877, at Bacup C.C.
- Yorkshire gave him a chance during 1876 and 1877, but he found little success.
- He moved to the Littleborough C.C., in Lancashire, in 1878 where he stayed until 1885, qualifying to play for Lancashire County Cricket Club by residence.
- He played 115 matches for them from 1880 to 1888.
- In 1886, he was back at Haslingden for a year and then moved to Colne C.C.
- (1887–90), before taking up an engagement at St Helens Recreation C.C., where he stayed until 1898.
- His last known engagement was at Prescot C.C. Robinson died in August 1919.
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