Robin Mukherjee

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (1943–2009)}}

{{for|the British-Indian screenwriter|Robin Mukherjee (writer)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Robin Mukherjee

| image =

| caption =

| country = India

| fullname = Rabinranath Mukherjee

| nickname = Robin

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|11|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Calcutta, Bengal, India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2009|3|14|1943|11|12}}

| death_place = Kolkata

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| family =

| club1 = Railways

| year1 = 1964-65

| club2 = Bengal

| year2 = 1966-67 to 1968-69

| club3 = State Bank of India

| year3 = 1967-68

| club4 = R. K. Mody's XI

| year4 = 1969-70 to 1970-71

| club5 = Bihar

| year5 = 1969-70 to 1979-80

| club6 = East Zone

| year6 = 1970-71 to 1973-74

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 60

| runs1 = 2984

| bat avg1 = 33.52

| 100s/50s1 = 5/17

| top score1 = 183

| deliveries1 = 150

| wickets1 = 6

| bowl avg1 = 18.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/3

| catches/stumpings1= 52/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31726.html Cricinfo

| date = 26 January

| year = 2015

}}

Rabinranath "Robin" Mukherjee (12 November 1943 – 14 March 2009) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for a number of teams in India from 1964 to 1980.

An opening batsman, Mukherjee played his first first-class match in 1964-65 for Railways against Jammu and Kashmir, scoring 90 not out in the second innings before his captain declared.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27113.html| title = Jammu & Kashmir v Railways 1964-65| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 26 January 2015}} He moved to Bengal, and in 1966-67, on his first appearance for the team, he made 111 against Bihar.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28554.html| title = Bengal v Bihar 1966-67| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 26 January 2015}} In 1967-68, on his first appearance for State Bank of India in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament, he made 183 in 260 minutes, putting on 233 for the third wicket with Hanumant Singh.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29167.html| title = State Bank of India v Vazir Sultan Tobacco Colts XI 1967-68| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 26 January 2015}}

He moved to Bihar in 1969. In 1970-71 he made 288 runs at 48.00 in the Ranji Trophy as Bihar progressed to the semi-finals for only the third time. He made 58, the only score of the match over 30, as Bihar beat Assam by an innings, then 53 when Bihar gained a first-innings lead over Bengal to progress to the finals. Against Mysore in the quarter-final he scored 130 to help Bihar to a two-run first-innings lead and a place in the semi-final, which they lost to Punjab.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1970-71.html| title = Ranji Trophy 1970-71| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 26 January 2015}} He continued to play regularly for Bihar until 1977-78. Later he served as a selector for Bengal and as chief curator of pitches for East Zone.{{cite web | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/395569.html| title = Former East Zone opener dies| publisher = Cricinfo| accessdate = 26 January 2015}}

He was not related to Raja Mukherjee, who played as a batsman for Bengal in the late 1960s and 1970s.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/39/39971/39971.html| title = Raja Mukherjee| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 26 January 2015}} They opened the batting together in 1967-68, making 112 for the first wicket in their first partnership.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29188.html| title = Orissa v Bengal 1967-68| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 26 January 2015}}