John Collins (New Zealand cricketer)

John Collins

Personal information
Full name	John Ulrich Collins
Born	7 July 1868 Nelson, New Zealand
Died	16 July 1943 (aged 75) Ngongotaha, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Role	Wicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 77 Batting average 9.62 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 26 Balls bowled 66 Wickets 1 Bowling average 43.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/10 Catches/stumpings 1/2
Source: CricketArchive, 2 May 2009

John Ulrich Collins (7 July 1868 – 16 July 1943) was a New Zealand cricketer who played six first-class matches: one for Nelson in 1884–85 and five for Canterbury between 1892–93 and 1895–96. As a teenager, he had also appeared in a minor match for a Wellington XXII [sic] that had much the worse of a draw against a ten-man Australians side in 1886–87.^[1]

Collins acted as wicket-keeper in three of his Canterbury matches, although all three of his dismissals came in one game, versus Auckland in January 1894.^[2] In his final appearance, for Canterbury against New South Wales in December 1895, he bowled for the only time in first-class cricket, taking the wicket of Frank Ridge in the first innings.^[3]

His nephew David Collins played 53 first-class games, while his brother William Collins played two.

Notes

1. "Wellington v Australians in 1886/87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
2. "Canterbury v Auckland in 1893/94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
3. "Canterbury v New South Wales ion 1895/96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2009.

References

• Player profile: John Collins from CricketArchive
• Player profile: John Collins from ESPNcricinfo