William Robinson (cricketer, born 1863)

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = William Robinson

| image = File:William Robinson of Auckland 1907-08.jpg

| imagesize = 170px

| caption = Robinson in the 1907-08 season

| country =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1863|11|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cambridge, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|3|21|1863|11|24|df=yes}}

| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicketkeeper

| club1 = Auckland

| year1 = {{nowrap|1902/03–1912/13}}

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 12

| runs1 = 85

| bat avg1 = 7.72

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 23

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 12/6

| date = 11 November

| year = 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38342.html Cricinfo

}}

William Robinson (24 November 1863 – 21 March 1928) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 12 first-class matches for Auckland between 1902 and 1913.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38342.html |title=William Robinson |accessdate=20 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22776/22776.html |title=William Robinson |accessdate=20 June 2016 |work=Cricket Archive}}

He was Auckland's regular wicketkeeper in home matches from 1906 to 1913. Only one of his 12 first-class matches was not played in Auckland.{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by William Robinson|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22776/First-Class_Matches.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=11 November 2017}}

Robinson's parents migrated from England to New Zealand in the 1890s. He and his brother George operated a building business in Auckland for many years. He died after a long illness.{{cite journal|title=Veteran Wicketkeeper|journal=Auckland Star|date=22 February 1928|volume=LIX|issue=62|page= 8|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19280322.2.68|accessdate=11 November 2017}}