Robert Gofton
Robert Paul Gofton is a former English cricketer. Gofton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Gofton made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the touring Pakistan national [cricket team|Pakistanis] in 1992. He made 4 further first-class appearances in 1992 for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Kent in the County Championship. In his 5 first-class matches, he scored 142 runs at an average of 20.28, with a high score of 75. This score, his only first-class half century, came against Surrey. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 58.00, with best figures of 4/81. 1992 was his only season at Leicestershire, a season in which he also made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1992 Sunday League. He made 6 further List A appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the same competition. He struggled with the ball in his 7 limited-overs appearances for the county, taking just 3 wickets at a bowling average of 86.66, with best figures of 1/33.
Gofton joined Suffolk in 1994, making his debut for the county in the Minor [Counties Championship] against Staffordshire. Gofton played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1994 to 1995, which included 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match. He made his only List A appearance for Suffolk against Gloucestershire in the 1995 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he bowled 7 wicket-less overs for the cost of 60 runs, while with the bat he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by David Boden.