Sam Robson

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Sam Robson

Personal information
Full name	Sam David Robson
Born	(1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Leg spin
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–present	Middlesex
First-class debut	6 June 2009 Middlesex v Essex
Last First-class	15 May 2013 Middlesex v Somerset
List A debut	14 September 2008 Middlesex v Worcestershire
Last List A	13 June 2012 Midd'x v West Indians
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Twenty20 Matches 48 7 4 Runs scored 3316 168 53 Batting average 42.51 33.60 26.50 100s/50s 7/15 0/1 0/0 Top score 215* 65 28* Balls bowled 59 0 0 Wickets 0 – – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 46/– 3/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 May 2013

Sam David Robson (born 1 July 1989 in Paddington, New South Wales) is a first-class cricketer, who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club. Born to an Australian father and English mother, he played U-19 cricket for Australia but will qualify for England by residency in 2014. In 2012 he became the first batsman to score a first-class hundred in England in the month of March.

Career

A right-handed batsman, and occasional legbreak bowler, Robson was educated at Marist College Pagewood first before moving to Sydney Boys High School in year 10, playing 1st XI for the school. His Australian father, Jim Robson, played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club against Ireland in 1979 and Sam's younger brother Angus plays for Leicestershire. Sam went to school with Middlesex team mate and Australia national team player, Phillip Hughes.

Robson played cricket for New South Wales Under-17s, New South Wales Under-19s, the Australia Under-19 cricket team, the University of New South Wales, and Eastern Suburbs. He started to play for the Middlesex 2nd XI in 2008, and played his first List A match for Middlesex against Worcestershire in the NatWest Pro40 League on 14 September 2008. He played Grade cricket in Sydney in 2008-9.

Robson made his first-class debut in June 2009, scoring 43 and 23 for Middlesex against Essex County Cricket Club at Chelmsford. He is a "wiry Australian who loves the circuit" and, according to Cricinfo's Mark Pennell, "With an English mother and a UK passport to his name, he looks to be a decent find." In his debut season of 2009, he recorded his maiden first-class century, opening the batting against Essex at Lord's in August. He was eventually out for 110

On 31 March 2012, on the first day of a three-day match against Durham MCC University, Robson made cricket history by becoming the first batsman to score a first-class hundred in England in the month of March. Six other batsmen emulated this feat later the same day, Greg Smith, James Foster, and Graham Napier for Essex against Cambridge MCCU (Napier off only 48 balls), Mark Wallace for Glamorgan against Oxford MCCU (the only first-class century scored in Wales in the month of March), Zac Elkin for Cardiff MCCU against Somerset (the earliest first-class century scored against a county team in England), and Rory Burns for Surrey against Leeds/Bradford MCCU.

International qualification

Robson played for Australia in nine Under-19 ODIs against Pakistan in April and October 2007. He will qualify for England by residency in the summer of 2014 but as of 2013 has not committed to either Australia or England at senior level. His captain at Middlesex, fellow Aussie Chris Rogers, has said that Robson considered a return to Australia but "I think his future is in England".