Paul Ryan
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Jim Robson, “Jungle” to all, has been involved in cricket in Sydney since he arrived from Goulburn back in 1974.
Jim Robson, “Jungle” to all, has been involved in cricket in Sydney since he arrived from Goulburn back in 1974.
Jungle’s played cricket for University of NSW for 32 years, he was a NSW selector and for 16 years he was the manager of the SCG Indoor Cricket Centre. He also has two sons who can play the game.
Jungle played first grade cricket for UNSW from 1974 to 1996 scoring 8,567 runs at an average of 30.37 including 6 centuries and 45 half-centuries. He also took 186 wickets. In all grades Jungle scored 13,616 for UNSW.
Jim also plays Veterans Cricket and recently toured New Zealand with the NSW Over 60s team.
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What an amazing, long and successful career Jungles. Giving back to the game was also invaluable and in your time as selector, you almost single handedly “identified” that an 18-19 year old Michael Clarke would succeed at First Class level, and you were right.
UNSW legend, congratulations Jungle