[4][5] In the first match of the tour of Australia, Reese and Don Sandman dismissed Queensland cheaply twice to win.
[6] Reese, his captain on the tour, said, "Robinson had a knee that would not stand up to a long, hard day on Australian wickets, and he had to be used sparingly, yet he got through a surprising amount of work.
"[7] The manager, Syd Orchard, said Robinson was the side's best bowler, "[taking] wickets where others of the team were not so effective".
[9] In a senior club match for Central at Basin Reserve in November 1914 Robinson scored 101 in only 50 minutes.
[12] He served overseas with the 34th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company, in World War I.