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A wise head from a different era, Sam Robson bats on

NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Robson has played 216 first-class matches in his career – and seven T20s; he enters his testimonial summer at Middlesex as a dying breed in a changing game

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Nick Friend | 06/05/2025 at 09:58

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