Roy Collins

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Roy Collins
Personal information
Full name
Roy Collins
Born(1934-03-10)10 March 1934
off break
RelationsJim Cumbes (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1973
Minor Counties
1954–1962Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 120 2
Runs scored 3,436 59
Batting average 20.82 29.50
100s/50s 2/9 –/1
Top score 107* 58
Balls bowled 11,863
Wickets 159
Bowling average 30.38
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/63
Catches/stumpings 80/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 November 2011

Roy Collins (10 March 1934 – 5 November 2009) was an English

.

Lancashire

Collins joined the Lancashire Cricket Federation in its foundation year.[1] He made his first-class debut for Lancashire in the County Championship against Hampshire at the United Services Recreation Ground in Portsmouth in August 1954.

Even before making his first class debut, Collins had acted as the de facto twelfth man for England against

Pakistan in the Old Trafford Test that started on 22 July 1954. Jim Parks had been chosen as the twelfth man. But when Frank Lowson
got injured, Parks played and Collins acted as the emergency fielder. At this point, Collins had played for the Lancashire senior team only in a two day match against North Wales.

From 1954 to 1962, Collins made 119 first-class appearances for Lancashire, with his final appearance coming in the 1962 County Championship against

Minor Counties team against the touring South Africans in 1960,[2] a match in which he scored 96 runs in the Minor Counties first-innings.[4]

Recreation Ground
in 1961, Collins was awarded his county cap

A hard hitting

sixes in that season.[1]

Cheshire

He joined

Minor counties cricket intermittently for Cheshire until 1973, making a total of 49 appearances.[3] He had left Lancashire a season before List A cricket was introduced, a format which would have suited his hard hitting batting style. He made his List A debut for Cheshire against Surrey in the 1st round of the 1964 Gillette Cup at the Ellerman Lines Cricket Ground in Hoylake. Collins top scored in Cheshire's innings with 58, before being dismissed by Michael Willett. Surrey won the match by 62 runs.[12] He made a second List A appearance in the 1966 Gillette Cup against his former county at the Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground,[13] scoring a single run before he was dismissed by Peter Lever, with Lancashire winning by 42 runs.[14]

Personal life

Outside of county cricket, Collins played in the Lancashire League for Haslingden in 1959 and Lowerhouse from 1959 to 1968. He also played club cricket for Leek Cricket Club in Staffordshire and for Blackburn Cricket Club and Rochdale, both in Lancashire. In his forties he played for Didsbury as an amateur, later being invited to become first the chairman, then President of the club.[1] His affection for cricket continued long after his retirement from the game, with Collins working alongside the Manchester Education Committee in setting up an indoor cricket school in Withington, which was one of the first of its kind and was used by both Lancashire and England players. He worked as a residential cricket coach for the Manchester Education Committee for 32 years.[1]

In his early years he worked for a textile company, before setting up an insurance brokers company with his wife Doris, who was the sister of Lancashire, Surrey, Worcestershire & Warwickshire cricketer and professional footballer Jim Cumbes. He continued to coach cricket well into his final years, advising schools and clubs in the Manchester area.[1] He died suddenly on 5 November 2009.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hayhurst, Keith. "Roy Collins (1934–2009)". www.lccc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties v South Africans, 1960". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  6. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  7. ^ Williamson, Martin. "Player profile: Roy Collins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Lancashire v Sussex, 1961 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Somerset v Lancashire, 1961 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  10. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  11. ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Cheshire v Surrey, 1964 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  13. ^ "List A Matches played by Roy Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Cheshire v Lancashire, 1966 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

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