{{short description|English cricketer}} {{For|the character in Brookside|Gordon Collins (Brookside)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use British English|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = | image = | country = England | fullname = Gordon Thomas Collins | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|12|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|3|3|1914|12|26|df=yes}} | death_place = Manchester, England | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = Occasional wicketkeeper | family = | club1 = Cambridgeshire | year1 = 1947–1949 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Northamptonshire | year2 = 1938 | clubnumber2 = | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 44 | bat avg1 = 8.80 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 17 | deliveries1 = – | wickets1 = – | bowl avg1 = – | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = – | catches/stumpings1 = –/– | date = 20 July | year = 2010 | source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11249.html Cricinfo }}
'''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.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28653/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Gordon Collins]</ref> In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 44 runs at a batting average of 8.80, with a high score of 17.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28653/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Collins]</ref>
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.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28653/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gordon Collins]</ref>
Collins died at Manchester on 3 March 1986.
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==External links== *[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11249.html Gordon Collins] at Cricinfo *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28653/28653.html Gordon Collins] at CricketArchive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Gordon}} Category:1914 births Category:1986 deaths Category:People from Sunbury-on-Thames Category:English cricketers Category:Northamptonshire cricketers Category:Cambridgeshire cricketers Category:20th-century English sportsmen