Robin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins (born 28 October 1975) is an English former cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club and British Universities. He is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall. He is the son of cricket writer and journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins,[1] and as such has been nicknamed RMJ[2] (a reference to his father CMJ).
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| Full name | Robin Simon Christopher Martin-Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 October 1975 Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–2010 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | British Universities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editMartin-Jenkins was educated at Radley College and was in the same college house at the same time as cricketers Andrew Strauss and Ben Hutton. These three were among other successes in the first batch of 1997 at Durham University's Centre of Excellence for Cricket, which was led by former test batsman Graeme Fowler.[3][4] Strauss said that he was helped by Hutton and Martin-Jenkins, as he "gained confidence from the fact that I was not the only person who was prepared to take the risk of jumping off the City-bound conveyer belt."[5]
Cricket career
editMartin-Jenkins played his entire first-class career for Sussex, except for one first-class match for British Universities in 1996.[6] He scored his maiden first-class century in 2001,[2] and in 2002, he and Mark Davis scored a record eighth-wicket partnership for Sussex of 291, and Martin-Jenkins also hit his career best score of 205*.[7] As of 2015, this is still the highest eighth-wicket partnership for Sussex.[8] He was a prominent member of both the 2003, 2006 and 2007 County Championship winning teams; in 2011, Steve James writing in the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described Martin-Jenkins and James Kirtley (who also retired in 2010) as "consistent and reliable performers who are role models and guardians of a team ethos that can endure."[9] He described Martin-Jenkins as "the most solid of all-rounders".[9]
Retirement and post-retirement
editIn July 2010, Martin-Jenkins announced his retirement at Hove on 19 July 2010, in order to become a teacher.[10][11] In his final season, he averaged 62.90 with the bat, and took 30 wickets at an average of under 20 runs per wicket.[9] He taught at Hurstpierpoint College, and in 2014 he moved to Harrow School, where he teaches Geography and is the house master of Moretons.[12]
In 2015, St Bede's School opened a new stand in memory of Christopher Martin-Jenkins, and Robin Martin-Jenkins rang the bell to signal the start of play.[13]
References
edit- ^ "BBC SPORT – SUSSEX – A critic in the family". bbc.co.uk. 4 June 2001. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "BBC SPORT – COUNTIES – RMJ hits top notes". bbc.co.uk. 12 September 2001. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Cricket chiefs view success at the Centre of Excellence". Centre of Excellence for Cricket. Durham University. 21 November 1997. Archived from the original on 27 September 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Tozer, Malcolm (2012). Physical Education and Sport in Independent Schools. John Catt Educational. p. 227. ISBN 9781908095442. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Strauss, Andrew (2006). Andrew Strauss: Coming into Play – My Life in Test Cricket. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781444709124. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ Paul Weaver (22 July 2002). "Martin-Jenkins at double". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b c The Shorter Wisden 2011: Selected writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2011. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2011. ISBN 9781408196991. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Cricket – Sussex's Robin Martin-Jenkins announces retirement". bbc.co.uk. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Robin Martin-Jenkins to leave Sussex for new career in teaching". The Guardian. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Harrow School Sports contacts". Harrow School Sports Department website. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ PROMOTIONAL FEATURE. "Bede's Cricket Pavilion opening honours Christopher Martin-Jenkins". Sussex Life. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
edit- Robin Martin-Jenkins at ESPNcricinfo
- Robin Martin-Jenkins at CricketArchive (subscription required)