Lives in Cricket No 38 - Lionel Robinson

Oldfield, WAS (“Bert”) 65 The Oval 39 Owens, Dr John H 72, 97 Oxford University 57, 74 Oxford University Authentics 44, 112 Oxford University Harlequins 54-56 Packer, Kerry 100 Palmer, Annie (head parlour maid) 89 ‘Pamfleta’ (horse) 50 Panks, Ernie 7 Pegler, Sid J 34 , 44, 48, 53, 55, 57-59, 66 Peterborough 97 Petley, H 68 ‘Petrea’ (horse) 50 Pettitt & Cox 23 Philadelphian Pilgrims (1921) 87-88 Philadelphian tourists (1914) 56 Philip, Prince 15 Pilch, RG (“Old George”) 44, 58 Popham, Reginald F 46 Porter, W (groundsman) 57, 66-67, 78 Power, Maud 38, 43 , 87 Power, Robert 38 Powell, Peter G 59 Press Association 96 Prince, Harold (groundsman) 96 Prince Arthur Road, Hampstead 21 ‘Prince Galahad’ (horse) 50 Prior, Charles BL 46 “private Test match” see Lionel Pulham 64 Pulham CC 68 Punjab 22 Queen’s College, Harley Street 12 Quidenham District CC 35 Quidenham Park CC 26 Quidenham Parsonage CC 26-27, 30 Ranjitsinhji, Kumar Shri 41 Raynham & District Football League 67 Reform Club, Pall Mall 60 ‘Reine Des Peches’ (horse) 50 Repton School 33 ‘Rienzi’ (horse) 49 Rifle Brigade, 5 th Battalion 44 Rijks, Miranda 100 Riley, Colin 37 Rio Tinto Zinc 18 Roberts, Desmond 89 Robinson, Anthony B (father) 12-13, 19 Robinson, Sir Arthur (brother) 13, 15, 91 Robinson, Charles F (grandfather) 12 Robinson, Charles J (uncle) 12 Robinson, Ella (sister) 13 Robinson, Frederick F (brother) 13-14, 19, 27 Robinson, Gerald H (brother) 13, 19, 91 Robinson, Lionel F Lt-Commander (nephew) 27, 57, 60, 89, 91 Robinson, Lionel George allows other clubs use of his cricket ground 67, 69 ancestry 12, 22-23 appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk 61, 61 and Archie MacLaren (high opinion of) 37-38, 41, 72 (Sir) Arthur manages his affairs in Australia 14 becomes a respectable businessman 18 becomes involved in mining industry 16-17 becomes respected figure in Norfolk 22, 89 benefactor of Scotch College 15 birth, out of wedlock 12-13 bounces back from bankruptcy 15 boyhood dream to win Melbourne Cup 49 possible ‘bung’ to Syd Smith 73 , 74-75 and business partner, Bill Clark 9, 15-16, 49-50, 91 buys estate at Old Buckenham 8-9, 22-23 buys “Euroma”, Melbourne 14 buys seat on Melbourne stock exchange 14-15 buys in soil to create a fast wicket 42 captains against Harlequins in his final match 54 career statistics at cricket 55 character 5-6, 13, 14 , 22 “cleans up act” after criticism 16 commemorated by drinking fountain 15 committee member of London Stock Exchange 19 continues to spend even when retired 64, 100 and country house cricket 5, 9, 21-22, 37, 55, 64 has two superb cricket grounds built 28, 37, 41, 57, 96, 100 criticised by Herbert Hoover during slump 18 descendants marry into ‘money’ 91 drives through unopened gates to Hall 21, 103 described as ‘new money’ 10, 21, 41 describes himself as a stockbroker 21 deserves to be remembered by posterity 8, 78 did not play in high-class cricket 53, 95, 100 dislike of away games 30, 49, 52, 54, 93 dislikes pen pushing 14 119 Index