Robin O'Brien

Robin O'Brien (20 November 1932 – 26 August 1959) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

O'Brien was born at Shillong in British India to Brigadier Brian Palliser O'Brien and Elinor Laura O'Brien. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, where he played for the cricket eleven from 1948–1952. He played six first-class matches for Cambridge University in 1954, in addition to making his debut for Ireland in first-class matches, when he played against Scotland at Paisley.

His most prolific season was in 1956, when he scored 796 runs, second only to Ted Dexter. with 107 against Lancashire and 146 against Oxford University. In addition to his 35 first-class matches for Cambridge University, O'Brien also played four for Ireland to 1958,

He left Cambridge without achieving a degree, but nonetheless was employed in the city by Henry Gardner and Co Ltd.