Robert Victor Charles Robins (born 13 March 1935) is a former English

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er and insurance executive. He is the eldest son of

Walter Robins Robert Walter Vivian Robins (3 June 1906 – 12 December 1968) was an English cricketer and cricket administrator, who played for Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. A right-handed batsman and right-arm leg-break and googly bowler, h ...

, who played

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for

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in the 1930s.

Career

Charles Robins was born in

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, and was educated at

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, where he was a successful schoolboy cricketer and captained the First XI in 1953. He played

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for

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as a right-handed batsman and a leg-break-googly bowler between 1953 and 1960, and later captained the county Second XI. His best first-class bowling figures were 7 for 78 in Middlesex's victory over

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in 1954. In the

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his best figures were 6 for 40 against

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in 1958. He followed his father onto the Middlesex General Committee and he has given many years of distinguished service. He was a successful Chairman of Cricket for 13 years and he succeeded Michael Sturt as the County Chairman (1994–1996). He was inducted into the Middlesex County Cricket Club Hall of Fame. He served as the President of the County Club for two years (2005–2007). He also led a successful insurance career with Stafford Knight for many years.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Robins, Charles 1935 births Living people Free Foresters cricketers Middlesex cricketers Presidents of Middlesex County Cricket Club Chairmen of Middlesex County Cricket Club People educated at Eton College People from Burnham, Buckinghamshire English cricketers Buckinghamshire cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers D. R. Jardine's XI cricketers