About Foster Robinson
Lived 1880 – 1967 (aged 87). Foster Robinson was a British cricketer.
Sir Foster Gotch Robinson (19 September 1880 – 31 October 1967) was an English first-class cricketer, horse owner and businessman.
Robinson was born in Sneyd Park, Bristol, to Edward Robinson and was the grandson of Elisha Smith Robinson. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and Exeter College, Oxford. Robinson captained the Gloucestershire cricket team from 1919 to 1923.
He was the owner and breeder of Homeward Bound, who won the 1964 Oaks; Huguenot, winner of 19 races; and Merchant Venturer, second to Relko in the 1963 Derby.
Robinson died in Eastwood Manor, East Harptree, Somerset, aged 87.
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English cricketer (1880-1967)
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Foster Robinson was born on 19 September 1880.
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Foster Robinson died on 31 October 1967.
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Foster Robinson was a cricketer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Foster Robinson. https://biography.guide/foster-robinson/
MLA: "Foster Robinson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/foster-robinson/.
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