Robert Patrick Oakden (9 May 1938 – 20 July 2011) was an English cricketer. Oakden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at NewarkMagnus Grammar School. Outside of cricket, Oakden completed his National Service in the Royal Navy, during which he had served aboard HMS Bulwark. Following his first-class cricket career, Oakden played golf to a high standard, becoming the first person to represent Nottinghamshire at both cricket and golf since World War II. He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 2011.