Pedro Tyrone Collins (born 12 August 1976) is a Barbadoan

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er and coach, who played as a

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for the

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. Collins also featured for

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and

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in his cricketing career.

International career

As a left-handed seam bowler, Collins shot to fame after getting

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out three times and twice for a duck during the 2001-02

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vs West Indies Test series. He later took 6 for 53, on the 7 June 2004, at

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in the second test of a two match test series against

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. Collins' feats with the ball helped the Windies to win the test and the series by 1-0 margin. Collins picked up 5–43 against

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in an ODI match of the

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. On 12 June 2006, Collins collected his 100th wicket in test match cricket by dismissing

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for two on the first day in the second test against India. He eventually took 4 for 75 on the first day in the said test played at the

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of the 2006 four match series. Collins eventually claimed 106 wickets at 34.13 in his test match career. He was later selected to be part of the Windies

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squad.

Domestic career

Collins signed for

on 10 October 2007 on a two-year Kolpak deal. He eventually left the club in October 2009. On 30 March 2010,

announced his signing for the 2010 season.

Coaching career

Collins attained a level 2 coaching certificate from

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and a level 3 coaching certificate from

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. He went on to work as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Knights of the

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together with the

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of the

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. Collins later assumed the role of a head coach with the Combined Campuses and Colleges team. He currently works as a cricket coach with the Academy of Sport at the

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Personal life

He is the half brother of fellow Barbadian pacer Fidel Edwards. Collins is also a fan of footballer

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and

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References

1976 births Living people Barbadian cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Middlesex cricketers Surrey cricketers Barbados cricketers Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup Barbadian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate cricketers in England Barbadian cricket coaches People associated with the University of the West Indies {{Barbados-cricket-bio-stub