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Gavin Robertson
Personal information
Full name	Gavin Ron Robertson
Born	28 May 1966 (age 58); St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-hand
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia;
Test debut (cap 375)	6–8 March 1998 v India
Last Test	22–26 October 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 119)	13 September 1994 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	21 April 1998 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
1987-1989	New South Wales
1989-1991	Tasmania
1991-2000	New South Wales
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2005

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Gavin Ron Robertson (born 28 May 1966) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed offbreak bowler and a competent lower-order batsman.

Career

Robertson made his debut for the New South Wales Blues in 1987. Two seasons later he moved to Tasmania in search of more playing time. He moved back to New South Wales after 2 seasons with the Tigers and was part of the successful 1992-93 Sheffield Shield-winning team. He retired in 2000.

Robert made his test debut for Australia in March 1998 against India in Chennai. He claimed 5 wickets in total. In Australia's first innings, he shared a 96 runs partnership with Ian Healy for the 9th wicket to help the Australians for taking first innings lead. However, Sachin Tendulkar's magnificient century helped the Indian's to post a match winning total for India in the second Innings. ^[1]

Personal life

Robertson is a member of the band Six & Out with four former Blues teammates. He plays the drums and supplies backing vocals.

References

^ India v Australia, 6-10 Mar 1998

External links

Profile on Cricinfo

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[1] India v Australia, 6-10 Mar 1998

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 Robertson made his debut for the [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales Blues]] in 1987. Two seasons later he moved to [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] in search of more playing time. He moved back to New South Wales after 2 seasons with the Tigers and was part of the successful 1992-93 [[Sheffield Shield]]-winning team. He retired in 2000.
-Robert made his test debut for Australia in March 1998 against [[India cricket team|India]] in [[Chennai]]. He claimed 5 wickets in total, including that of [[Sourav Ganguly]] and [[Anil Kumble]], and also made a catch to dismiss [[Rahul Dravid]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63794.html India v Australia, 6-10 Mar 1998]</ref>
+Robert made his test debut for Australia in March 1998 against [[India cricket team|India]] in Chennai. He claimed 5 wickets in total. In Australia's first innings, he shared a 96 runs partnership with Ian Healy for the 9th wicket to help the Australians for taking first innings lead. However, Sachin Tendulkar's magnificient century helped the Indian's to post a match winning total for India in the second Innings. <ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63794.html India v Australia, 6-10 Mar 1998]</ref>
 ==Personal life==