Benjamin Collins (cricketer)
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Benjamin Collins was an English
cricket
er who played for Kent
. He was born in Cuxton
and died in Cobham, Kent
.
Collins made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1856 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club
. From the tailend, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted.
Collins' sons, Chris and George, and grandson George, all played first-class cricket.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
. He was born in Cuxton
Cuxton
Cuxton is a village in the unitary authority of Medway. It lies on left bank of the River Medway in the North Downs. It is served by the A228, and Cuxton railway station on the Medway Valley Line between Strood and Maidstone...
and died in Cobham, Kent
Cobham, Kent
Cobham is a village and civil parish in the Gravesham District of Kent, England. It is located south of Watling Street, the old road from Dover to London, six miles south-east of Gravesend. The hamlet of Sole Street lies within the parish, which covers an area of 1,240 ha and has a population of...
.
Collins made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1856 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
. From the tailend, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted.
Collins' sons, Chris and George, and grandson George, all played first-class cricket.
External links
- Benjamin Collins at Cricket Archive