Arthur Crabtree wrote:Ex Yorkshire I notice
Judging on whats been written about it, Robbo was brought up to Yorkshire by his stepdad Paul Farbrace when the latter moved from Kent, but being related to the assistant gaffer didnt help him make many friends in the dressing room, and when Fabrace was appointed to the England setup he became a bit of a loose cannon. Some rumours of drinking, turning up late for matches and refusing to travel with the team.
Dizzy ended up sacking him, but definitely had a heavy heart about it... Yorkshire thought very highly of him as a player, but knew he hadnt settled and needed to move on. Ironically, Dizzy ended up inheriting him at Sussex and turned him into the demon he is now. Not heard anything bad about his character since coming back to the SE coast.
Specifically remember AP saying when we signed him that we had signed a top, top player.