Brian George Collins (born 11 August 1941) is a former English

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er. Collins was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm fast-medium, with bowling being his main playing role. He was born at

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. Collins made his debut for

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in the 1966

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against

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. He played

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cricket for Hertfordshire from 1966 to 1987, making 102 Minor Counties Championship and three

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appearances. His

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debut came when Hertfordshire played

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in the

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. He made nine further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the

1987 NatWest Trophy The 1987 NatWest Trophy was the 7th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1987. The tournament was won by Nottinghamshire who defeated Northamptonshire by 3 wicke ...

. In his ten List A appearances for Hertfordshire, he took 16 wickets at an

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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

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in the

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against

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. He made ten further appearances for the team, the last of which came against

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in the

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. 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

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in the

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. 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

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, with Collins making a single first-class match against the touring

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in 1979. In this match, he took the wickets of

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and

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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

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against

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. He made seven further appearances in that format for the Minor Counties, the last of which came against

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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