| A left-arm rarity on the West Indian circuit, Pedro | | | | significantly better as he conceded 58 runs in his ten |
| Collins is a fringe West Indies Test player who began | | | | overs without taking a wicket and couldn't contribute |
| his First Class career in 1997. As a left-arm | | | | a run as the West Indies were bowled out for 117-to |
| fast-medium bowler with the ability to swing and cut | | | | lose by a whopping 138 runs. |
| the ball, Collins added variety to a mundane West | | | | Pedro Collins' inauspicious debut- in both forms of the |
| Indies bowling attack in the late 90s and early 21st | | | | game-was remedied by later stellar performances. His |
| century. | | | | most memorable moment was in the West Indies' |
| Born in 1976, Collins started playing cricket when his | | | | home series against India in 2001, where he claimed |
| native Barbados had a strong fast-bowling tradition. | | | | the prize wicket of star batsman Sachin Tendulkar on |
| Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Sylvester Clarke | | | | three occasions. Although he had seven 4-wicket |
| were some of the Barbadian fast bowling greats | | | | hauls and three 5-wicket hauls in Test matches, |
| playing in the 80s. Collins' half-brother, Fidel Edwards, | | | | Collins was essentially a support bowler for the |
| was also a regular member of the regional team | | | | Caribbean side. |
| from the year 2003. | | | | The bane of Collins' career was that he didn't |
| As a genuine number 10 or 11 batsman, Pedro Collins | | | | possess much variety. His stock delivery was the ball |
| was picked primarily for his bowling ability. He has the | | | | shaping away from the right-handed batsman from |
| distinction of being one of the few West Indian | | | | over the wicket. He was only able to move the ball |
| bowlers in the era of decline, to take over 100 Test | | | | either way from batsmen later on in his career. Not |
| wickets. Collins reaped 106 Test wickets at a fair | | | | being able to mix his deliveries or be consistent |
| average of 34.63 from 32 matches (at the end of | | | | enough, ultimately hindered Collins' ability to garner |
| 2008). He had a decent return from his limited ODI | | | | better returns on the international stage. |
| career as well- taking 39 wickets from 30 matches | | | | Having spurned a return to the West Indies squad-in |
| with an economy rate of 4.61. | | | | favour of fulfilling his duties with English County side, |
| Collins made his Test debut against Australia at | | | | Surrey- it is unlikely that Pedro Collins will make a |
| Port-of-Spain in 1999. He took match figures of 3 | | | | return to international cricket. Yet, he proved to be a |
| wickets for 118 runs in a debut made forgettable by | | | | good support bowler when he had the chance. |
| the West Indies' batting collapse in the second innings. | | | | However, in an era where the West Indies lacked |
| Collins' ODI debut came later in the same year | | | | quality in every department, Collins could and should |
| against Pakistan in Sharjah. His first ODI was not | | | | have been much more. |