as he had in any other. The 1962 season was to be his last with Lancashire, with Collins striking 25 sixes in that season. Cheshire He joined Cheshire in 1963, making his debut for the county against Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket intermittently for Cheshire until 1973, making a total of 49 appearances. 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. Collins top scored in Cheshire's innings with 58, before being dismissed by Michael Willett. Surrey won the match by 62 runs. He made a second List A appearance in the 1966 Gillette Cup against his former county at the Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, scoring a single run before he was dismissed by Peter Lever, with Lancashire winning by 42 runs. Personal life Outside of county cricket, Collins played in the Lancashire League for Haslingden in 1959 and Lowerhouse from 1959 to 1968. He also played club cricket for Leek Cricket Club in Staffordshire and for Blackburn Cricket Club and Rochdale, both in Lancashire. In his forties he played for Didsbury as an amateur, later being invited to become first the chairman, then President of the club. His affection for cricket continued long after his retirement from the game, with Collins working alongside the Manchester Education Committee in setting up an indoor cricket school in Withington, which was one of the first of its kind and was used by both Lancashire and England players. He worked as a residential cricket coach for the Manchester Education Committee for 32 years. In his early years he worked for a textile company, before setting up an insurance brokers company with his wife Doris, who was the sister of Lancashire, Surrey, Worcestershire & Warwickshire cricketer and professional footballer Jim Cumbes. He continued to coach cricket well into his final years, advising schools and clubs in the Manchester area. He died suddenly on 5 November 2009. References External links Roy Collins at ESPNcricinfo Roy Collins at CricketArchive 1934 births 2009 deaths People from Clayton English cricketers Lancashire cricketers Minor Counties cricketers Cheshire cricketers English cricket coaches 20th-century English businesspeople