Mollie Robbins
 Robbins warming-up for Western Storm in May 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mollie Joy Robbins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1998 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–present | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mollie Joy Robbins (born 4 October 1998) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Gloucestershire and Western Storm. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler.[1][2]
Early and personal life
Robbins was born on 4 October 1998 in Bristol.[2] In 2022, she was appointed Head Coach of Thornbury Cricket Club's women's team.[3]
Domestic career
Robbins made her county debut in 2013, for Gloucestershire against Derbyshire.[4] The following season, 2014, she was Gloucestershire's joint-leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 6 wickets at an average of 14.83.[5] Robbins soon became a regular in Gloucestershire's side, with strong seasons coming in the 2016 and 2017 Championships, where she took 7 wickets in each season, including a best bowling of 4/2 in a 2017 match against Wiltshire.[6][7][8] In the 2019 Women's County Championship, Robbins took 14 wickets, the second-highest tally across the whole competition, including her maiden five-wicket haul, 5/19 against Dorset.[9][10] She also achieved her T20 high score that season, scoring 47 from 40 balls against Wiltshire.[11] In 2021, she helped her side to winning the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup, taking 2 wickets and scoring 41 runs.[12][13] She took four wickets at an average of 30.00 in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[14]
In 2021, Robbins was selected in the Western Storm squad for their upcoming season.[15] She played four matches for the side in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, without taking a wicket.[16] She was again in the Western Storm squad in 2022, but did not play a match.[17] In 2023, she played eight matches for Western Storm, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, taking six wickets.[18][19] At the end of the season, it was announced that Robbins had signed her first professional contract with the side.[20]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Mollie Robbins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Mollie Robbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Thornbury CC Announce First Professional Female Coach!". Thornbury Cricket Club. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Derbyshire Women v Gloucestershire Women, 26 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Wiltshire Women, 30 April 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Dorset Women v Gloucestershire Women, 5 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Women v Wiltshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Sophie introduces you to the 2021 squad". Western Storm. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Western Storm Announce 2022 Squad". Western Storm. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Mollie Signs First Contract". Western Storm. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
External links
- Mollie Robbins at ESPNcricinfo
- Mollie Robbins at CricketArchive (subscription required)