Robert Minns
Robert Ernest Frederick Minns (born 18 November 1940) is an English former cricketer who made 20 appearances in first-class cricket matches between 1959 and 1963.
Personal information | |
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Full name | Robert Ernest Frederick Minns |
Born | Penang, Malaya | 18 November 1940
Batting | Right-handed |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1959-1963 | Kent |
1962–1963 | Oxford University |
Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2014 |
Minns was born in British Malaya and educated in England at The King's School, Canterbury in Kent.[1][2] He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club in July 1959 against Leicestershire at Maidstone, also playing several times for Kent's Second XI during the summer.[3] Minns went up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford and his next first-class match was for Oxford University in 1962. He won blues in both 1962 and 1963 and played 18 times for the University in first-class matches over the two years.[3]
Minns' final first-class appearance was for Kent later in 1963. In total he played in 20 first-class matches, of which two were for the county side and 18 for the University.
References
- "Robert Minns". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- First Class Cricketers, The King's School, Canterbury. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- Robert Minns, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.