Robin Jefferson

Robin Gerard Jefferson, born on 18 August 1941 and died on 26 February 2026, was a New Zealand cricketer and lawn bowls player. Born in Christchurch, he made his representative debut for the Southland cricket team in the 1965-66 season, playing in the Hawke Cup, and made his first-class debut for Otago later that season. He later moved to Wellington, where he played three further first-class matches in 1969-70, and he played Hawke Cup cricket for Hutt Valley in the early 1970s. In five first-class matches he scored 94 runs with a highest score of 26 not out. As a lawn bowler he was more successful and won the New Zealand national pairs competition. His son Mark Jefferson also played representative cricket for Wellington and Northern Districts.