Herbie Collins


Herbert Leslie Collins was an Australian cricketer who playedTests between 1921 and 1926. An allrounder, he captained the Australian team in eleven Tests, winning five, losing two with another four finishing in draws. In a Test career delayed by First World War he scored 1,352 runs at an average of 45.06, including four centuries. Collins was also a successful rugby league footballer, winning the 1911 NSWRFL seasons grand final with the Eastern Suburbs club and also representing Queensland.

Collins was born in Darlinghurst, an inner suburb of Sydney, the son of Thomas, an accountant, and Emma . He attended Albion Street Public School, where he showed an aptitude for cricket and rugby union. He played his early cricket with Paddington Cricket Club, bowling left arm spinners and batting well enough to be selected atfor the New South Wales cricket team .

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