Luke Robinson (cricketer)

Luke Stephen Robinson (born 12 October 2003) is an English cricketer who plays for Durham County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.

Luke Robinson

Personal information
Full name	Luke Stephen Robinson
Born	(2003-10-12) 12 October 2003 (age 20) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023	Durham
LA debut	11 August 2023 Durham v Derbyshire
T20 debut	4 June 2023 Durham v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition List A T20 Matches 2 7 Runs scored 0 – Batting average 0.00 – 100s/50s 0/0 – Top score 0 – Balls bowled 48 108 Wickets 1 6 Bowling average 56.00 23.50 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/42 2/– Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 11 March 2024

Early life

Robinson attended Park View School in Chester-le-Street. His mother Helen and his father Stephen ran the junior cricket department of the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland.^[1] Robinson made headlines as a thirteen year-old when he took six wickets in six balls, all clean bowled, playing age group cricket in 2017 for Philadelphia, with his father umpiring, his mother scoring, and his brother Mathew fielding, and his grandfather Glenn watching.^[2][3]

Career

Robinson signed a professional contract with Durham Academy in May 2022 as an 18-year-old.^[4]

Robinson made his Durham debut in the T20 Blast against Leicestershire County Cricket Club on 4 June 2022. He took two wickets in three overs on debut.^[5][6]

References

1. "Thirteen-year-old cricketer makes club history by bowling six wickets in an over". Northern Echo. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
2. "Schoolboy Luke Robinson takes six wickets in an over". Sky Sports. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
3. "England schoolboy Luke Robinson creates history by taking six wickets in six balls in U-13 cricket". First Post. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
4. "Luke Robinson signs Durham Academy contract". Durham Academy. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. "Durham VS. Leicestershire Josh Hull, Louis Kimber lead Leicestershire to first win of campaign". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
6. "Durham suffer seven-wicket T20 defeat to Leicestershire". Northern Echo. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.