Robin Weston
Encyclopedia
Robin Michael Swann Weston (born 7 June 1975) was an English
cricket
er who played for Durham
, Derbyshire
, and Middlesex
.
Weston was the son of Mike Weston
who played for Durham in 1972. His first-class career started with a two-year stint at Durham where he had played since his Second XI Championship debut in May 1992. With three youth Tests under his belt before his nineteenth birthday, Weston joined the Durham first team in 1995, where he played for two years.
Weston made his debut for Derbyshire in July 1998 against the South Africans and then against Northamptonshire
, where he hit a half-century despite an innings defeat. He left Derbyshire at the end of 1999 to join Middlesex.
After a shaky first year with Middlesex, Weston made a comeback in 2001, as he made three centuries and finished the season with an average in the 40s. He helped the team in 2002 towards Championship glory. After the 2003 season, Weston abandoned first class crcket. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler.
Weston's brother Philip
had a somewhat longer career playing for Worcestershire
and Gloucestershire
.
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
, and Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
.
Weston was the son of Mike Weston
Mike Weston
Michael Philip Weston is a former international rugby union player and captain.Weston was capped twenty-nine times for England between 1960 and 1968, winning twenty-four caps as a centre and five caps as a fly-half. He scored one try and one drop goal for England...
who played for Durham in 1972. His first-class career started with a two-year stint at Durham where he had played since his Second XI Championship debut in May 1992. With three youth Tests under his belt before his nineteenth birthday, Weston joined the Durham first team in 1995, where he played for two years.
Weston made his debut for Derbyshire in July 1998 against the South Africans and then against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
, where he hit a half-century despite an innings defeat. He left Derbyshire at the end of 1999 to join Middlesex.
After a shaky first year with Middlesex, Weston made a comeback in 2001, as he made three centuries and finished the season with an average in the 40s. He helped the team in 2002 towards Championship glory. After the 2003 season, Weston abandoned first class crcket. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler.
Weston's brother Philip
Phil Weston
Phil Weston was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed opening batsman whose brother, Robin was the youngest player for Durham in the club's history. His father, Mike, played for Durham between 1956 and 1973.Weston played for Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Derbyshire during a career which...
had a somewhat longer career playing for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
and Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
.
External links
- Robin Weston at Cricket Archive