Robert Coombs (cricketer) explained

Robert Coombs
Country:England
Fullname:Robert Vincent Jerome Coombs
Birth Date:20 July 1959
Birth Place:Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Left-arm orthodox spin
Role:Bowler
Club1:Somerset
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:14 August
Debutyear1:1985
Debutfor1:Somerset
Debutagainst1:Middlesex
Lastdate1:19 August
Lastyear1:1986
Lastfor1:Somerset
Lastagainst1:Surrey
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:13
Runs1:32
Bat Avg1:5.33
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:18
Deliveries1:2099
Wickets1:32
Bowl Avg1:34.75
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:5/58
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:11 March
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3496/3496.html CricketArchive

Robert Vincent Jerome Coombs (born 20 July 1959) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1985 and 1986.[1] He was born at Barnet, Hertfordshire.

Coombs was a tall left-arm orthodox spin bowler and a tail-end right-handed batsman. Educated at Exeter University, he had played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset and second eleven cricket for Hampshire before arriving at Somerset in 1985. Brought into the first-team late in an unexpectedly poor season for the county side, Coombs made an immediate impact, taking the first five Middlesex wickets to fall in a rain-ruined match at Weston-super-Mare at a cost of 58 runs.[2] In a soggy end to the 1985 season, Coombs bowled in only three further first-class innings spread across three rain-affected matches, but he took 11 further wickets in those and his 16 wickets at an average of 16.75 put him at the top of Somerset's bowling for the season.[3] Wisden Cricketers' Almanack noted approvingly his "good bowling action and attacking bent".[3] More frequent games in 1986, however, brought little success and the bowling figures from his first match remained the best of his short first-class career. In 1987, he was back playing Minor Counties cricket for Dorset and remained there until 1990. He did not play any List A cricket.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Coombs . www.cricketarchive.com . subscription . 2011-03-04.
  2. Web site: Scorecard: Somerset v Middlesex . 1985-08-14 . www.cricketarchive.com . subscription . 2011-03-04.
  3. Book: . 1986 . . Somerset in 1985. 517–518.