Boris Collingwood

Boris Esmond Collingwood (8 January 1920 at Hither Green, London – 18 November 1968 at Storrington, West Sussex), played first-class cricket in two matches, one each for Cambridge University and Somerset.

Boris Collingwood

Personal information
Full name	Boris Esmond Collingwood
Born	8 January 1920 Hither Green, London, England
Died	18 November 1968 (aged 48) Storrington, West Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Role	Middle order batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948-1953	Cambridge University, Somerset
First-class debut	19 May 1948 Cambridge University v Northamptonshire
Last First-class	13 August 1953 Somerset v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 21 Batting average 7.00 100s/50s -/- Top score 15 Balls bowled - Wickets - Bowling average - 5 wickets in innings - 10 wickets in match - Best bowling - Catches/stumpings 2/-
Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2008

A schoolboy first-eleven cricketer at Dulwich College for four seasons before the Second World War and captain in 1939, Collingwood was 28 before the first of his first-class appearances for Cambridge came in the 1948 season.[1] He also played for the university once in a non-first-class match that season.[2]

Five years later, he turned out once for Somerset, at the time a very weak team, in a match at Weston-super-Mare against Nottinghamshire.[3] He made 15 and 1 as Somerset subsided to an innings defeat in two days.

References

1. "Cambridge University v Northamptonshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 19 May 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
2. "Worcestershire v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 30 June 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
3. "Somerset v Nottinghamshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 12 August 1953. Retrieved 9 September 2008.