Background
He was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
He was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
Dobbs was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. Dobbs made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Dobbs played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1986 to 1994, which included 44 Minor Counties Championship matches and 13 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
He made his List A debut against Lancashire in the 1988 National Westminster Trophy.
He played 2 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, against Nottinghamshire in the 1991 National Westminster Trophy and Glamorgan in the 1994 National Westminster Trophy. In his 3 matches, he scored just 3 runs.