Mollie Robbins
Robbins warming-up for Western Storm in May 2023
Personal information
Full name
Mollie Joy Robbins
Born (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998
Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentGloucestershire
2021–presentWestern Storm
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 32 35
Runs scored 57 228
Batting average 5.18 14.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 12* 47
Balls bowled 1,067 544
Wickets 43 15
Bowling average 16.79 26.13
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/19 2/3
Catches/stumpings 6/– 4/–
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

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Mollie Robbins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile: Mollie Robbins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Thornbury CC Announce First Professional Female Coach!". Thornbury Cricket Club. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Derbyshire Women v Gloucestershire Women, 26 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Gloucestershire Women v Wiltshire Women, 30 April 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Dorset Women v Gloucestershire Women, 5 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Gloucestershire Women v Wiltshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Batting and Fielding for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bowling for Gloucestershire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sophie introduces you to the 2021 squad". Western Storm. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Western Storm Announce 2022 Squad". Western Storm. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Western Storm/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Mollie Signs First Contract". Western Storm. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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