Oliver George Robinson (born 1 December 1998) is a professional

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er who plays for

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. He plays as either a

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or as a specialist batsman and made his debut for

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

in 2017.

Early life

Robinson was born in

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and attended

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before studying for A Levels at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.Reid J (ed) (2016) 'Academy Profiles' in ''2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual'' pp.60–63, Kent County Cricket ClubOliver Robinson
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-02-12.Bexley cricket duo land Academy role
''News Shopper'', 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2017-02-12. He played age group cricket for Kent, scoring 251 for the under-17 side during 2016, and plays club cricket for Beckenham, having previously played for Bexley and Sidcup.Academy scholar in FGS Plant Tour squad
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-02-12.Kent Cricket Academy scholar Ollie Robinson named in Kent Cricket’s 17-man squad for the FGS Plant Tour to the West Indies
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'', 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-02-12.Pyman T (2017
Teenage Beckenham batsman Ollie Robinson ‘delighted’ to be named in 17-man Kent squad heading for West Indies tour
''Kent News'', 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2017-02-12. He was awarded a place in Kent's cricket academy in 2014 and won the John Aitken Grey Trophy, awarded to the most promising academy scholar of the year, in both 2016 and 2017.Trio pick up Kent Reliance Academy awards
Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2017-02-13.'Promising academy players recognised with awards', ''Kentish Gazette'', 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

Senior cricket career

Robinson made his debut for Kent's Second XI in June 2015Second eleven championship matches played by Oliver Robinson
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-02-12. and had made six appearances before being drafted into the Kent squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies in January and February 2017 as cover for Adam Rouse with

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duty. He made his debut for the senior Kent team in their final match of the tournament against West Indies under-19s on 12 February 2017.Dickson and Rouse stand sees Kent to FGS Plant Tour win
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-02-14. More Second XI appearances followed in the 2017 domestic season and Robinson scored his maiden century for the Second XI against Sussex Second XI in May 2017.Academy scholar Robinson shows potential
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-05-22. Fielding as a replacement for Rouse who had injured his thumb earlier in the match, Robinson claimed his first catch in

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on the final day of a County Championship match against Leicestershire later in the same month.Stevens century helps Kent to full bonus points
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-05-22. In July 2017 he was named in the England under-19 squad for a series of matches against India under-19s during July and August.Hoad A (2017
Kent wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson called into England under-19 squad
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'', 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-05. At the end of the 2017 season Robinson was named as the

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Young Cricketer of the Year and signed his first professional contract with Kent.Robinson signs first pro contract
Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-29.Pyman T (2017
Academy scholar Ollie Robinson signs first pro contract with Kent
''Kent News'', 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-11-01. Robinson was selected for Kent's squad for the

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competition ahead of the 2018 English season but did not play as the county advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament. Good scores for the Second XI at the start of the season, including a double century,Robinson keen to replicate form
Kent County Cricket Club, 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-06-21. saw him selected again by England under-19s in June for a series of Test matches against

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under-19s.Ollie Robinson in England Under-19 squad
Kent County Cricket Club, 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-21. After being involved on the fringes of the First XI in a number of matches, Robinson made his

debut for Kent in August 2018 in the County Championship at Leicester. Following an injury to Kent's first-choice wicket-keeper

, Robinson took over as the county's wicket-keeper in County Championship matches during the 2019 season.Ollie Robinson: Kent wicketkeeper agrees contract extension

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, 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-06-21.Hogwood C (2019
Kent wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson signs new contract
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'', 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-21. He scored his maiden first-class century against

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in AprilHogwood C (2019
Kent's Ollie Robinson sees maiden first-class century as reward for hard work
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'', 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-06-21. and signed a contract extension in June 2019, following interest from other counties during the early part of the season.Hogwood C (2019
Ollie Robinson: Matt Walker reveals interest in Kent star prior to contract extension
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'', 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-06-21. He made his

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debut in Kent's first match of the

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, scoring a half century and making a stumping on debut.Hopps D (2019
Imran Qayyum haul leads Kent to victory over Somerset
CricInfo, 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-21. He finished the season as the leading wicketkeeper in the County Championship with 54 dismissals.Panting M (2020
Kent's Ollie Robinson signs new contract to stay at the club until 2023
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'', 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-06. After playing in all of Kent's Bob Willis Trophy matches during the

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shortened 2020 season, Robinson signed a contract extension in December 2020, extending his contract to the end of the 2023 season.Ollie Robinson: Kent wicketkeeper-batsman agrees contract extension until 2023

, 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-06. During the 2022 season Robinson spent the

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part of the season on loan at

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in order to ensure that he played competitive cricket during that part of the season. He returned to play for Kent later in the season and was awarded his

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before playing in the county's winning One-Day Cup side. He scored the first double hundred of his career during the campaign, making a Kent record 206

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against

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in August. He also played in the side's final County Championship matches of the season, but towards the end of September announced that he would be joining Durham on a three-year contract ahead of the 2023 season.Ollie Robinson: Durham to sign Kent wicketkeeper-batter

, 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-09-23.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Ollie 1998 births Living people English cricketers Kent cricketers Cricketers from Greater London Wicket-keepers