Full name Christopher Collins Name Christopher Collins 1881–1885 Kent | Batting style Right-handed | |
Born 14 October 1859 ( 1859-10-14 ) Cobham, Kent, England Died 11 August 1919(1919-08-11) (aged 59)
Gravesend, Kent, England Relations Benjamin Collins (father)
George Collins (son)
George Collins (brother) | ||
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Christopher Collins (14 October 1859 – 11 August 1919) was an English cricketer. Collins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. The son of Benjamin Collins and his wife Jane, he was born Cobham, Kent. In the 1881 census, Collins was living at Cobham and was employed, alongside his father, as a gardener. He learnt his cricket at Cobham, where he played under the captaincy of Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley.
Collins made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against MCC at Lord's in 1881. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire in 1885. In his eight first-class matches, he scored a total of 97 runs at an average of 8.81, with a high score of 41. With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 19.06, with best figures of 4/9.
He was subsequently groundsman at the Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend and later ran a sports outfitters in the town.
His father played first-class cricket for Kent, as did his brother, George. His son, also called George, played first-class cricket for Kent as well. Collins died at Gravesend, Kent, on 11 August 1919.