Tom Collin

Background

He was born in South Moor, County Durham and died in the city of Durham.

Career

Collin was a left-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, though in a county team that inclouded the England Test bowler George Paine, also a slow left-arm spinner, and the leg-breaks and googlies of Eric Hollies, he was never more than an occasional bowler. He appeared first in eight matches in the 1933 season, and "showed real promise", according to Wisden Cricketers" Almanack"s review of the season, though he did not reach 50 in any innings. He did not manage to build on this start to the season, however, although his fielding was exceptional: the South African Cyril Vincent dropped his bat and stood to applaud the catch Collin took to dismiss him at square leg in the touring team"s game at Edgbaston.

He was not successful in the 1936 season and at the end of the year he left the Warwickshire staff

Collin returned to North East England in 1937 and for the next 39 years he was the cricket coach at Durham School. He played a few Minor Counties matches for Durham between 1938 and 1946.

Connections

Partner:

Tom Dollery