Grant_Robinson_(cricketer)

Grant Robinson (cricketer)

Grant Robinson (cricketer)

New Zealand cricketer

For the American soccer player, see Grant Robinson (soccer). For the New Zealand politician, see Grant Robertson.

Grant Geoffrey Robinson (born 24 July 1979 in Gisborne) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 2001 to 2008.[1]

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A left-handed batsman, Robinson's highest first-class score was 125 not out in Northern Districts' 16-run victory over Auckland in 2002–03.[2] He was also a leading member of the Hamilton team that dominated the Hawke Cup competition in the 2000s. In 2005–06 he scored 268 against Northland to record the second-highest score in the history of the competition.[3]

Robinson studied Law and Commerce at Waikato University.[4] After working in senior positions for Westpac in Auckland, in 2019 he joined the compostable-packaging company Ecoware as general manager.[5] He has a family with his wife Anna.[4]

References

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    "Grant Robinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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    "Auckland v Northern Districts 2002–03". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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    Butcher, Margot (Summer 2018). "Stumped on a career" (PDF). Outright. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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    "Q&A with our new general manager". Ecoware. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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    Devereux, Courtney (28 February 2019). "Ecoware gets new general manager, Grant Robinson". The Register. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
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