Colin Mark Wells (born 3 March 1960) is a former

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er. He was a solid county

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, who played for

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and

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, as well as

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and

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in South Africa. He played two

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s in 1985, without making much of an impact, and was never selected to play for England again. He is the brother of Alan Wells, who played a single Test and ODI in 1995. He coached and captained Seaford Cricket Club for the 2006 and 2007 season and was the coach of the United Arab Emirates national side in 2009.

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* English cricketers England One Day International cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Western Province cricketers Sussex cricketers Border cricketers English cricket coaches 1960 births Living people Coaches of the United Arab Emirates national cricket team Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers People from Newhaven, East Sussex Cricketers from East Sussex 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1960s-stub