Robin Gerard Jefferson (born 18 August 1941) is a New Zealand former cricketer and lawn bowls player.

Robin Jefferson
Personal information
Full name
Robin Gerard Jefferson
Born (1941-08-18) 18 August 1941 (age 83)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsMark Jefferson (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/66Southland
1965/66Otago
1969/70Wellington
1971/72–1973/74Hutt Valley
Source: CricInfo, 15 May 2016

Jefferson was born at Christchurch in 1941.[1] He made his representative debut for the Southland cricket team duding the 1965–66 season, playing in the Hawke Cup for the side before going on to make his first-class cricket debut for Otago later in the season. He played in Otago's final two Plunket Shield matches of the season and was played for Otago's B team the following season without being recalled to the representative side.[2]

By the 1967–68 season, Jefferson had moved to Wellington and played for the provincial B team during the season. He made three further first-class appearances for Wellington during the 1969–70 season and went on to play Hawke Cup cricket for Hutt Valley during the early 1970s.[2] He scored a total of 94 runs in his five first-class matches with a highest score of 26 not out.[1]

As a lawn bowler Jefferson was more successful, winning the New Zealand national pairs competition.[3] His son, Mark Jefferson played representative cricket for Wellington and Northern Districts and rugby union for Poverty Bay.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Robin Jefferson". CricInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Robin Jefferson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 73. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
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