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- 1 2 Vice T (2004) Veteran umpire Ian Robinson sacked by ZCU, CricInfo, 2004-09-07. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ Bradley Robinson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ Ex-Zimbabwe physio Brad Robinson to work for Pakistan, Pakistan Observer , 2014-05-30.
- ↑ Robinson hired as physio for Pakistan team, The Nation , 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ↑ Cricket physio tenders resignation, Dawn , 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
