Brian Collins (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1941
Place of Birth: Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Brian Collins (cricketer)
- Brian George Collins (born 11 August 1941) is a former English cricketer.
- Collins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium, with bowling being his main playing role.
- He was born at Enfield, Middlesex. Collins made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire.
- He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1966 to 1987, making 102 Minor Counties Championship and three MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
- His List A debut came when Hertfordshire played Devon in the 1969 Gillette Cup.
- He made nine further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1987 NatWest Trophy.
- In his ten List A appearances for Hertfordshire, he took 16 wickets at an average of 19.06, with best figures of 5/20.He also played for a variety of combined Minor Counties teams.
- He made his debut for Minor Counties South in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire.
- He made ten further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- In his eleven appearances for the team, he took 11 wickets at an average of 25.18, with best figures of 4/35.
- He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties West, first appearing for the team in the 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire, with Collins playing eight further matches for the team, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- In his nine matches for the team, he took 8 wickets at an average of 43.00, with best figures of 3/29.
- Further appearances came for the Minor Counties cricket team, with Collins making a single first-class match against the touring Indians in 1979.
- In this match, he took the wickets of Anshuman Gaekwad, Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar as the Indians amassed a total of 315/4 declared, with Collins' figures reading 3/83 from 28 overs.
- He went wicket-less in the Indians second-innings, with the match ending in a draw.
- He made his first List A appearance for the Minor Counties in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex.
- He made seven further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- In his eight List A appearances for the Minor Counties, he took 11 wickets at an average of 43.00, with best figures of 3/29.
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