David Collins (New Zealand cricketer)

David Collins

Collins in 1935
Personal information
Full name	David Charles Collins
Born	(1887-10-01)1 October 1887 Wellington, New Zealand
Died	2 January 1967(1967-01-02) (aged 79) Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	William Collins (father) John Collins (uncle) Audrey Collins (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1905/06–1926/27	Wellington
1908–1911	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 53 Runs scored 2,604 Batting average 29.59 100s/50s 6/9 Top score 172 Balls bowled 1,486 Wickets 32 Bowling average 27.18 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/10 Catches/stumpings 33/1
Source: CricketArchive, 1 May 2009

David Charles Collins (1 October 1887 – 2 January 1967) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 53 first-class matches between 1905–06 and 1926–27, the bulk of these being for Wellington in New Zealand and Cambridge University in England; he won a blue for Cambridge and headed their batting averages in 1910.^[1]