Frederick Collins (cricketer)

Frederick Collins
Personal information
Full name
Frederick Bisset Collins
Born(1881-02-25)25 February 1881
Melbourne, Australia
Died4 October 1917(1917-10-04) (aged 36)
Broodseinde, Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899/1900–1908/09Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 37
Runs scored 390
Batting average 7.95
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 37*
Balls bowled 7,084
Wickets 146
Bowling average 26.10
5 wickets in innings 11
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/61
Catches/stumpings 36/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2025

Frederick Bisset Collins (25 February 1881 – 4 October 1917) was an Australian cricketer. He played 37 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1899 and 1909.[1] He was killed in action during World War I at Broodseinde.[2][3]

Collins was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, and had a long career with East Melbourne in senior Melbourne cricket, taking 422 wickets at an average of 13.[3] A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he had his most successful season for Victoria in 1902–03 when he took 31 wickets at an average of 20.45,[4] and also took his best first-class figures of 7 for 61 in Victoria's victory over Lord Hawke's XI.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Frederick Collins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 2 of 5". Cricket Country. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Obituaries during the war, 1917". Wisden. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Frederick Collins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Victoria v Lord Hawke's XI 1902-03". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2025.


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