Robert Hartman Joseph (born 20 January 1982) is an Antiguan-born English former professional

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er. Joseph made his debut for

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at the end of the 2005 season, having been cleared to play for them in April 2004. In 2008 he took 55

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wickets and was selected to tour India with the England performance squad.Wise C (2018
Former Kent paceman Joseph joins Ashmanhaugh & Barton Wanderers
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'', 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-20. He left Kent following the 2011 season and subsequently joined

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on a short-term deal. Joseph re-signed for Kent in April 2014 playing in six county championship matches during the season. He retired from top-class professional cricket after his second stint with Kent, playing club cricket with

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for a time before spending time as the performance coach of

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. In March 2018 he moved to

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to become player-coach of

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and Barton Wanderers Cricket Club, playing in Division Two of the Norfolk Alliance league. He is the cousin of West Indian Test cricketer Sylvester Joseph.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Robbie 1982 births Living people English cricketers Kent cricketers Leeward Islands cricketers Leicestershire cricketers People educated at Sutton Valence School Antigua and Barbuda cricketers Antigua and Barbuda emigrants to England First-Class Counties Select XI cricketers