▁was ▁a ▁left - hand ed ▁b ats man ▁who ▁field ed ▁as ▁a ▁w icket - keeper . ▁When ▁required , ▁he ▁could ▁also ▁bow l ▁slow ▁left - arm ▁orth odox . ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁Geoff rey ▁Robinson ▁Sr ., ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Br id ling ton , ▁York shire . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁played ▁Minor ▁count ies ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Lincoln shire , ▁following ▁in ▁his ▁f athers ▁foot steps , ▁Robinson ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Lincoln shire ▁against ▁the ▁Not ting ham shire ▁Second ▁XI ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁Championship . ▁He ▁played ▁Minor ▁count ies ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Lincoln shire ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁making ▁ 1 9 3 ▁Minor ▁Count ies ▁Championship ▁appearances ▁and ▁ 5 ▁M CC A ▁Kno ck out ▁Tro phy . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁List ▁A ▁debut ▁against ▁Ham pshire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁G illet te ▁Cup . ▁He ▁made ▁ 7 ▁further ▁List ▁A ▁appearances ▁for ▁Lincoln shire , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁against ▁Sur rey ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Nat West ▁Tro phy . ▁In ▁his ▁ 8 ▁List ▁A ▁matches ▁for ▁Lincoln shire , ▁he ▁scored ▁ 2 6 4 ▁runs ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 3 . 0 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 . ▁This ▁score , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁only ▁century ▁in ▁List ▁A