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Paul Andrew Robinson (16 July 1956 – 6 August 2013) was a South African cricketer active from 1977 to 1988 who played for Northern Transvaal and Lancashire. He was born in Boksburg, Transvaal and died in Durban. He appeared in 34 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast medium pace. He scored 567 runs with a highest score of 49 and held ten catches. He took 86 wickets with a best analysis of six for 46. [1]
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The South African Republic, also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result of the Second Boer War.
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