Frank Collins (cricketer)

Frank Collins

Personal information
Full name	Frank Collins
Born	3 February 1903 Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Died	24 July 1988 (aged 85) Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1923	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 27 Batting average 13.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 27 Balls bowled 66 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2012

Frank Collins (3 February 1903 – 24 July 1988) was an English cricketer. Collins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Eastbourne, Sussex.

Collins made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1923 County Championship.^[1] Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field first. Put into bat, Sussex made 259 all out in their first-innings, with Collins scoring 27 runs before he was the last man out, dismissed by Len Richmond. Nottinghamshire responded in their first-innings by making 294 all out, with Collins opening the bowling with Henry Roberts. Collins bowled eleven wicketless overs, conceding 33 runs. Sussex then made 169 all out in their second-innings, with Collins once again the last man out, dismissed this time for a duck by Sam Staples. The match ended as a draw.^[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at the town of his birth on 24 July 1988.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Frank Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
2. "Nottinghamshire v Sussex, 1923 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

External links

• Frank Collins at ESPNcricinfo
• Frank Collins at CricketArchive