Robin Jefferson

Robin Gerard Jefferson (born 18 August 1941) is a New Zealand former cricketer and lawn bowls player.

Robin Jefferson

Personal information
Full name	Robin Gerard Jefferson
Born	(1941-08-18) 18 August 1941 (age 83) Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	Mark Jefferson (son)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1965/66	Southland
1965/66	Otago
1969/70	Wellington
1971/72–1973/74	Hutt Valley
Source: CricInfo, 15 May 2016

Jefferson was born at Christchurch in 1941.^[1] He made his representative debut for the Southland cricket team during the 1965–66 season, playing in the Hawke Cup for the side before going on to make his first-class cricket debut for Otago later in the season. He played in Otago's final two Plunket Shield matches of the season and played for Otago's B team the following season, without being recalled to the representative side.^[2]

By the 1967–68 season, Jefferson had moved to Wellington and played for the provincial B team during the season. He made three further first-class appearances for Wellington during the 1969–70 season and went on to play Hawke Cup cricket for Hutt Valley during the early 1970s.^[2] He scored a total of 94 runs in his five first-class matches, with a highest score of 26 not out.^[1]

As a lawn bowler, Jefferson was more successful, winning the New Zealand national pairs competition.^[3] His son, Mark Jefferson, played representative cricket for Wellington and Northern Districts, and rugby union for Poverty Bay.^[3]