Gordon Collins

For the character in Brookside, see Gordon Collins (Brookside).

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Thomas Collins
Born	26 December 1914(1914-12-26) Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England
Died	3 March 1986(1986-03-03) (aged 71) Manchester, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Occasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947–1949	Cambridgeshire
1938	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	3
Runs scored	44
Batting average	8.80
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	17
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2010

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.

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 March 3, 1986.

References

1. ^ First-Class Matches played by Gordon Collins
2. ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Collins
3. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gordon Collins

External links

• Gordon Collins at Cricinfo
• Gordon Collins at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Collins, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1914-12-26
Place of birth	Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex
Date of death	1986-03-03
Place of death	Manchester