Roy Collins

[1] He made his first-class debut for Lancashire in the County Championship against Hampshire at the United Services Recreation Ground in Portsmouth in August 1954.

Even before making his first class debut, Collins had acted as the de facto twelfth man for England against Pakistan in the Old Trafford Test that started on 22 July 1954.

At this point, Collins had played for the Lancashire senior team only in a two day match against North Wales.

[1][8] In the following match he scored his unbeaten 107 against Somerset at the Recreation Ground, Bath,[9] after he was awarded his county cap.

[3] He had left Lancashire a season before List A cricket was introduced, a format which would have suited his hard hitting batting style.

He made his List A debut for Cheshire against Surrey in the 1st round of the 1964 Gillette Cup at the Ellerman Lines Cricket Ground in Hoylake.

He continued to coach cricket well into his final years, advising schools and clubs in the Manchester area.