 His innings of 181 not out v Todmorden in 1908 was the highest score in the League until 1913 when surpassed by CB Llewellyn.in 1919, Robinson was aged 35 and yet he continued playing until 1931, when he was 47.Cardus imagined that the Lord one day gathered together a heap of Yorkshire clay, and breathed into it, saying, "Emmott Robinson, go on and bowl at the pavilion end for Yorkshire".