Robert Martin
Personal information
Full name
Robert Harold Martin
Born7 October 1918
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died30 June 1985(1985-06-30) (aged 66)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Balls bowled 150
Wickets 1
Bowling average 91.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/29
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 March 2019

Robert Harold Martin (7 October 1918 – 30 June 1985) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.

Martin was born at Liverpool and was educated at Oundle School, where he played for the school cricket team.[1] He enlisted in the Royal Navy as a temporary rank of sub-lieutenant in September 1939,[2] a rank he still held in October 1942.[3] He was mentioned in dispatches in December 1943.[4] He was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant in December 1944, with seniority to October of that year.[5] Following the war, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in January 1951, with seniority to March 1949.[6]

In June 1951, Martin was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in a first-class cricket match against Worcestershire at Worcester.[7] Batting twice in the match, Martin was dismissed for 4 runs by Roly Jenkins in the Combined Services first-innings, while following-on in their second-innings he was run out without scoring.[8] With his right-arm medium pace, Martin bowled 19 wicketless overs conceding 62 runs in Worcestershire's first-innings, while in their second-innings took the only wicket to fall, dismissing Peter Richardson to finish with figures of 1 for 29 from six overs.[8]

He died at St Albans in June 1985.

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Robert Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "No. 34847". The London Gazette. 10 May 1940. p. 2809.
  3. ↑ "No. 35748". The London Gazette. 16 October 1942. p. 4501.
  4. ↑ "No. 36295". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1943. p. 5542.
  5. ↑ "No. 36859". The London Gazette. 26 December 1944. p. 5921.
  6. ↑ "No. 39136". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 December 1944. p. 549.
  7. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Worcestershire v Combined Services, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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