▁cr icket , ▁came ▁against ▁North umber land ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁G illet te ▁Cup . ▁Be hind ▁the ▁st umps ▁he ▁took ▁ 8 ▁catch es ▁in ▁these ▁matches . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁for ▁the ▁Minor ▁Count ies , ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁this ▁match ▁he ▁opened ▁the ▁batt ing , ▁scoring ▁ 3 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁first - inn ings , ▁before ▁being ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁Bh ag w at ▁Ch andr ase k har . ▁In ▁their ▁second - inn ings ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁ 2 9 ▁by ▁S rin ivas ar ag hav an ▁V enk atar ag hav an . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁further ▁first - class ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing ▁Austral ians ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Again ▁opening ▁the ▁batt ing , ▁Robinson ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁a ▁du ck ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Hamm ond ▁in ▁the ▁first - inn ings , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁second - inn ings ▁he ▁scored ▁ 3 6 ▁runs ▁before ▁being ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁Ash ley ▁M alle tt . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁List ▁A ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁North , ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁against ▁Not ting ham shire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁B enson ▁& ▁Hed ges ▁Cup . ▁He ▁made ▁ 1 7 ▁further ▁List ▁A ▁appearances ▁for