Lives in Cricket No 38 - Lionel Robinson

108 Appendix one Lionel Robinson’s XI in first-class cricket Played six: Won two, Drawn four. For L.Robinson’s XI Highest team score: 362-8 d v Australian Imperial Forces, 1919 Lowest team score: 147 v Oxford University 1914 and v Australian Imperial Forces, 1919 Highest individual score: Sir T.C.O’Brien 111 v Oxford University, 1914 Best bowling return: S.F.Barnes 23.3-4-88-7 v J.R.Mason’s XI, 1913 For opponents: Highest team score: 339 by Oxford University, 1914 Lowest team score: 66 by South Africans, 1912 Highest individual score: 96* E.L.Kidd for Cambridge University, 1913 Best bowling return: S.J.Pegler 20-3-45-6 for South Africans, 1912 Match scores in brief: 5, 6 and 7 September 1912 . L.Robinson’s XI 153 (S.J.Pegler 6-45) and 255 (E.H.Hendren 80, S.J.Pegler 5-75): South Africans 151 (M.Falcon 6-47) and 66 (F.A.Tarrant 5-8, H.L.Simms 5-24). L.Robinson’s XI won by 191 runs. 3, 4 and 5 July 1913. (Twelve a side) L.Robinson’s XII 195 (B.J.T.Bosanquet 86, Hon H.G.H.Mulholland 4-28, Hon F.S.G.Calthorpe 4-20) and 307 (B.J.T.Bosanquet 55, A.C.MacLaren 50*): Cambridge University 139 (M.Falcon 5-55, S.J.Pegler 4-71) and 321 (E.L.Kidd 96*, R.D.Evans 70, R.O.Schwarz 5-88, G.G.Napier 4-90). L.Robinson’s XII won by 42 runs. 1, 2 and 3 September 1913. L.Robinson’s XI 236-7dec (B.J.T.Bosanquet 79, D.W.Carr 5-41) and 71-5: J.R.Mason’s XI 216 (E.Humphrey 69, S.F.Barnes 7-88). Match drawn . Rain prevented play on the first day. 2, 3 and 4 July 1914. Oxford University 339 (D.J.Knight 82, M.Howell 50, B.G.von B.Melle 54, S.J.Pegler 7-113): L.Robinson’s XI 147 (Sir T.C.O’Brien 90, C.E.S.Rucker 5-26) and following on, 311-7 (Sir T.C.O’Brien 111, J.C.W.MacBryan 65, B.J.T.Bosanquet 59). Match drawn. 14, 15 and 16 May 1919. (Twelve a side) L.Robinson’s XII 147 (C.T.Docker 5-34) and 362-8d (H.T.W.Hardinge 72, G.D.Hough 87*): Australian Imperial Forces 227 (H.L.Collins 87, S.J.Pegler 5-54) and 274-9 (.J.M.Taylor