Lives in Cricket No 38 - Lionel Robinson

dissolves partnership with Bill Clark 16 drinking fountain at Scotch College 90 a dutiful, loving son 13, 14 educated at Scotch College, Melbourne 13 emigrates to Britain 16, 21 employs Charles Robson 33 employs “Squibs” 33 entertains Old Scotch Collegians at Old Buckenham 15 epitaph 5 erroneous views on his character 8-9, 21 expands estate at Old Buckenham 23-25 excellent facilities for shooting at Old Buckenham 31 , 45 , 51 family moved to Australia 12 fathers two daughters, Viola & “Queenie” 14 final illness; death and funeral 6, 10, 19, 78, 88-89, 90 finances little cricket after Great War 63 as financier 5-6, 21 first-class matches at Old Buckenham 47-49, 53-54, 55-56, 57-58, 64-66, 72, 73 , 74-78, 76-77 , 79-81 , 86 forges alliance with Baillieu family 18 as a “forgotten man” of Norfolk cricket 8, 11 free admittance to his matches 46, 49, 78 funds war memorial 63, 63 , 91 his funeral packed with villagers 22, 89, 99 generous hospitality at Old Buckenham 9-10, 30, 34 , 42 gives brother, WS, a loan 19 glee at Metcalfe’ discomfiture 27 grave at Old Buckenham 101 great wealth 6, 10, 25 guarantor for tour of 1912 South Africans 6, 10, 103 guarantor for trip of 1912 Australians to Norwich 10, 47 helps fund building of new Scotch College 15 helps found Zinc Corporation Ltd 18 hires Alec Hearne to lay out cricket grounds 28 ‘his cricket’ disorganised in 1911 30, 32 hosts his final game 88 hosts finals of South Norfolk Cricket League 68 hockey played at Old Buckenham 51 interest in making money 16, 20 invested heavily in mining at Broken Hill 16 invites friends & family to play cricket 27 invites servants to daughter’s wedding 22 involved in dubious business practices 16 joins Adelaide stock exchange 16 joins London stock exchange 16 lnown to the MacLarens socially in Melbourne 38 lampooned in print 22, 37, 44-45 lays off Archie 87 leaves school early 14 a Liberal and an Imperialist 60 The ‘Lionel Robinson scholarship’ 15 as a “loan shark” 16 lord of the manor 8, 38 made president of South Norfolk Cricket League 5 makes his debut for Old Buckenham CC 26 maintains town house in Mayfair 21, 32 marriage of parents 13 nick-named “Robby” 5 nomenclature of his cricket teams 9, 111-113 not invited to join MCC 103 offers AIF extra time to try for victory 66 offers WS a partnership 19 organises family entry in Burke’s Landed Gentry 23 organises trip to Broken Hill mines (1905) 17, 19, 21 organises schoolboys for farm work 62 organises & pays for visit of 1921 Australians 5, 8, 10, 72-75, 73 , 81, 100, 103 outlived by Bill Clark by 26 years 15 overshadowed by brother WS 19 part of Anglo-Australian Group 19 pays for war memorial at Old Buckenham 62, 63 a penchant for crushing victories 30, 37, 47, 49, 52-53, 57, 88, 111 plays for village cricket team 9, 26, 27, 30, 30 , 33 preference for fast wickets 42, 47 his ‘private Test’/’fossil’/’coelacanth’ 5, 8, 74-75, 103 provided coal for freezing Australians 75 rebuilds hall at Old Buckenham (twice) 10, 25 received plaudits for match at Old Buckenham 78 reestablishes business with Clark in London 16 resides in Hampstead 16 , 21 retires at start of Great War 19, 60, 63 120 Index