Gordon Collins
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English cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gordon Thomas Collins (26 December 1914 – 3 March 1986) was an English cricketer. Collins was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex.
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Full name | Gordon Thomas Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England | 26 December 1914||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 March 1986 71) Manchester, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Occasional wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1947–1949 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1938 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2010 |
Collins made his first-class cricket debut for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire in 1937. He represented the county in 2 further first-class matches in 1937, against Derbyshire and Essex.[1] In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 44 runs at a batting average of 8.80, with a high score of 17.[2]
In 1947, he joined Cambridgeshire, where he represented the county in the Minor Counties Championship, making his debut for the county against Norfolk. From 1947 to 1949, he represented the county in 9 matches, with his final appearance coming against Lincolnshire.[3]
Collins died at Manchester on 3 March 1986.
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