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Full name | Robert John Rollins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Plaistow, London, England | 30 January 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Adrian Rollins (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003 | Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Huntingdonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000-2001 | Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992-1999 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,3 September 2010 |
Robert John Rollins (born 30 January 1974) is a former English cricketer. Rollins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace,but played primarily as a wicketkeeper.
In a career that lasted 11 years,he represented Essex in first-class cricket and List-A cricket,Cambridgeshire in Minor Counties and List-A cricket and Huntingdonshire in List-A cricket. [1]
In his 7-year career with Essex,he forged a successful,if inconsistent first-class career. He played 69 first-class matches,where he scored 2,258 runs at a batting average of 22.35,with 11 half centuries and a single century. His highest score in first-class cricket was 133*. Behind the stumps he took 158 catches and made 21 stumpings. [2] In List-A cricket,he played from 1993 to 2003 with a number of counties,playing a total of 109 matches,where he scored 1,197 runs at an average of 17.86. In the process,he made 6 half centuries with a high score of 87*. Behind the stumps he took 87 catches and made 26 stumpings.
His brother Adrian played first-class and List A cricket for Derbyshire and Northamptonshire.
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