1. Oliver Edward Robinson was born on 1 December 1993 and is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team.
26 Facts About Ollie Robinson
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Ollie Robinson made his Test debut in 2021, and plays as a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
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Ollie Robinson made a comeback in test cricket against India in the 4th test at Ranchi after a long break from injury.
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Ollie Robinson holds the unfortunate record for the most expensive over ever bowled in the English County Championship, conceding 43 against Leicestershire in June 2024.
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Ollie Robinson began his career playing for Margate Cricket Club Kent Second XI.
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Ollie Robinson finished the 2013 season with 59 wickets and 1,282 runs in Second XI cricket, and made his first-team List A debut for Yorkshire in July 2013 against Leicestershire.
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In October 2013, Ollie Robinson signed a professional contract with Yorkshire.
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Later in the 2014 season Ollie Robinson made one List A appearance for Hampshire.
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Ollie Robinson had played a Second XI match for Sussex and was named in the squad for a County Championship match the next day against Durham where he made his first-class debut.
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Ollie Robinson took his first five-wicket haul in May 2015 against Warwickshire.
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In October 2015, Ollie Robinson signed a new three-year contract with Sussex.
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On 10 June 2021, Ollie Robinson announced that he was taking a "short break from the game", with Sussex saying that he would be unavailable for their first two games of the 2021 t20 Blast.
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In July 2021, Ollie Robinson was signed by the Manchester Originals for the 2021 season of The Hundred, as a replacement for Harry Gurney.
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On 29 May 2020, Ollie Robinson was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 4 July 2020, Ollie Robinson was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.
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Ollie Robinson was then named in England's squad for the second Test match of the series, his maiden call-up to the senior team.
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In December 2020, Ollie Robinson was named as one of seven reserve players in England's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.
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In May 2021, Ollie Robinson was included in England's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.
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Ollie Robinson made his Test debut on 2 June 2021, for England against New Zealand.
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The England and Wales Cricket Board launched an investigation, on 3 June 2021, to consider whether Ollie Robinson should be sanctioned for the tweets.
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On 6 June 2021, Ollie Robinson was removed from the England squad for the second Test match of the series, and suspended from all formats of international cricket by the ECB.
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Ollie Robinson asked the ECB to reconsider the suspension, saying: "They are a decade old and written by a teenager".
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On 3 July 2021, Ollie Robinson was cleared to return to cricket, following a hearing by the Cricket Discipline Commission.
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Later the same month, Ollie Robinson was named in England's Test squad for their series against India.
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Ollie Robinson was England's leading wicket taker in the summer ; he was named as one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year in April 2022.
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Ollie Robinson is coached by his stepfather Paul Farbrace at Sussex.