Arthur Collins (7 September 1871 – 22 July 1945) was an English
cricketer
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who played
first-class cricket
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for
Sussex
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between 1895 and 1902. He appeared in 53 first-class matches as a right-handed
batsman
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who
bowled
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Second, it is a method of dismissing a batter, by hitting the wicket with a ball delivered by the bowler. ...
left-arm orthodox spin
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.
An opening batsman, Collins made his only first-class
century
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...
against
Gloucestershire
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in June 1900, when he scored 22 and 102. Later that month, on a difficult pitch at
Eastbourne
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, he batted for 195 minutes while top-scoring with 29 in a team total of 108 against
Essex
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. He missed the 1901 season after contracting
typhoid fever
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. In Sussex's two matches against Gloucestershire in 1896, he dismissed
W. G. Grace
William Gilbert Grace (18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English cricketer who is widely considered one of the sport's all-time greatest players. Always known by his initials as "WG", his first-class career spanned a record-equalling 4 ...
twice with his spin bowling, though Grace scored 547 runs in the two matches.
References
1871 births
1945 deaths
Cricketers from East Grinstead
English cricketers
Sussex cricketers
Cricketers from East Sussex
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