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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Full name | Grant Geoffrey Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1979-07-24) 24 July 1979 (age 42) Gisborne, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2001–02 to 2007–08 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2019 |
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]