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Full name | Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chippenham, Wiltshire, England | 8 May 1942|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 March 2024 | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 8 June 1967 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 8 July 1971 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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