Oliver George Robinson (born 1 December 1998) is a professional cricketer who plays for Durham County Cricket Club. He plays as either a wicket-keeper or as a specialist batsman and made his debut for Kent in 2017.

Early life Robinson was born in Sidcup and attended Hurstmere School before studying for A Levels at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School.Reid J (ed) (2016) 'Academy Profiles' in 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual pp.60–63, Kent County Cricket ClubOliver Robinson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2017.Bexley cricket duo land Academy role, News Shopper, 4 November 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2017. He played age group cricket for Kent, scoring 251 for the under-17 team during 2016, and plays club cricket for Beckenham, having previously played for Bexley and Sidcup.Academy scholar in FGS Plant Tour squad, Kent County Cricket Club, 19 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.Kent Cricket Academy scholar Ollie Robinson named in Kent Cricket’s 17-man squad for the FGS Plant Tour to the West Indies, Kent Online, 19 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.Pyman T (2017) Teenage Beckenham batsman Ollie Robinson ‘delighted’ to be named in 17-man Kent squad heading for West Indies tour Kent News, 19 January 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017. He was awarded a place in Kent's cricket academy in 2014 and won the John Aitken Grey Trophy, awarded to the most promising academy scholar of the year, in both 2016 and 2017.Trio pick up Kent Reliance Academy awards , Kent County Cricket Club, 20 September 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.'Promising academy players recognised with awards', Kentish Gazette, 31 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

Senior cricket career Robinson made his debut for Kent's Second XI in June 2015Second eleven championship matches played by Oliver Robinson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 February 2016. and had made six appearances before being drafted into the Kent squad for the 2016–17 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies in January and February 2017 as cover for Adam Rouse with Sam Billings on England duty. He made his debut for the senior Kent team in their final match of the tournament against West Indies under-19s on 12 February 2017.Dickson and Rouse stand sees Kent to FGS Plant Tour win, Kent County Cricket Club, 12 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

More Second XI appearances followed in the 2017 domestic season and Robinson scored his maiden century for the Second XI against Sussex Second XI in May 2017.Academy scholar Robinson shows potential, Kent County Cricket Club, 19 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017. Fielding as a replacement for Rouse who had injured his thumb earlier in the match, Robinson claimed his first catch in first-class cricket on the final day of a County Championship match against Leicestershire later in the same month.Stevens century helps Kent to full bonus points, Kent County Cricket Club, 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017. In July 2017 he was named in the England under-19 squad for a series of matches against India under-19s during July and August.Hoad, Alex (2017). Kent wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson called into England under-19 squad, Kent Online, 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

At the end of the 2017 season Robinson was named as the Kent Cricket League Young Cricketer of the Year and signed his first professional contract with Kent.Robinson signs first pro contract, Kent County Cricket Club, 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.Pyman T (2017) Academy scholar Ollie Robinson signs first pro contract with Kent , Kent News, 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017. Robinson was selected for Kent's squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 competition ahead of the 2018 English season but did not play as the county advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament. Good scores for the Second XI at the start of the season, including a double century,Robinson keen to replicate form, Kent County Cricket Club, 14 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018. saw him selected again by England under-19s in June for a series of Test matches against South Africa under-19s.Ollie Robinson in England Under-19 squad, Kent County Cricket Club, 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018. After being involved on the fringes of the First XI in a number of matches, Robinson made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in August 2018 in the County Championship at Leicester.

Following an injury to Kent's first-choice wicket-keeper Sam Billings, Robinson took over as the county's wicket-keeper in County Championship matches during the 2019 season.Ollie Robinson: Kent wicketkeeper agrees contract extension, BBC Sport, 16 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.Hogwood C (2019) Kent wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson signs new contract, Kent Online, 19 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019. He scored his maiden first-class century against Warwickshire in AprilHogwood C (2019) Kent's Ollie Robinson sees maiden first-class century as reward for hard work, Kent Online, 16 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019. and signed a contract extension in June 2019, following interest from other counties during the early part of the season.Hogwood C (2019) Ollie Robinson: Matt Walker reveals interest in Kent star prior to contract extension, Kent Online, 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019. He made his Twenty20 debut in Kent's first match of the 2019 t20 Blast, scoring a half century and making a stumping on debut.Hopps D (2019) Imran Qayyum haul leads Kent to victory over Somerset, CricInfo, 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019. He finished the season as the leading wicketkeeper in the County Championship with 54 dismissals.Panting M (2020) Kent's Ollie Robinson signs new contract to stay at the club until 2023, Kent Online, 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

After playing in all of Kent's Bob Willis Trophy matches during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Robinson signed a contract extension in December 2020, extending his contract to the end of the 2023 season.Ollie Robinson: Kent wicketkeeper-batsman agrees contract extension until 2023, BBC Sport, 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020. During the 2022 season Robinson spent the 2022 T20 Blast part of the season on loan at Durham in order to ensure that he played competitive cricket during that part of the season.Ollie Robinson: Durham sign Kent wicketkeeper-batter on loan for T20 Blast, BBC Sport, 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022. He returned to play for Kent later in the season and was awarded his county cap before playing in the county's winning One-Day Cup team. He scored the first double hundred of his career during the campaign, making a Kent record 206 not out against Worcestershire in August.Ollie Robinson hammers 206* to lead to Kent's successful chase of 352, CricInfo, 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022. He also played in the team's final County Championship matches of the season, but towards the end of September announced that he would be joining Durham on a three-year contract ahead of the 2023 season.Ollie Robinson: Durham to sign Kent wicketkeeper-batter, BBC Sport, 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022. in January 2025, Robinson agreed a contract extension with Durham to keep him at the club until the end of the 2027 season.

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