He appeared in 53 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm orthodox spin.

[1] An opening batsman, Collins made his only first-class century against Gloucestershire in June 1900, when he scored 22 and 102.

[2] Later that month, on a difficult pitch at Eastbourne, he batted for 195 minutes while top-scoring with 29 in a team total of 108 against Essex.

[5] In Sussex's two matches against Gloucestershire in 1896 he dismissed W. G. Grace twice with his spin bowling, though Grace scored a total of 547 runs in the two matches.

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