Colin Blades, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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cricketer
Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1944
Place of Birth: Saint Philip, Barbados
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Colin Blades
- Colin Francis Blades (born 13 August 1944) is a former West Indian cricketer who played both for Barbados in West Indian domestic cricket and for Bermuda internationally.
- He captained Bermuda at the 1982 ICC Trophy, where he was also the overall leading run-scorer. Blades was born in Saint Philip Parish, Barbados.
- He made his first-class debut in February 1964, playing for Barbados against British Guiana.
- After his debut, Blades did not feature for Barbados again until the 1968–69 Shell Shield season, when he played in all four of his team's matches.
- Against Jamaica, he made what was to be his highest first-class score, 75 runs from third in the batting order (including ten fours and a six).
- During the 1969 English season, Blades appeared twice for Nottinghamshire in the Second XI Championship.
- Later in the season, he also played in several exhibition games for the International Cavaliers (including against the touring New Zealanders).
- He eventually joined up with the Barbadian squad that was on its own tour of England, playing two first-class matches (against Nottinghamshire and the Cavaliers) and a one-day fixture (against Essex).Having played his last games for Barbados during the 1969–70 season, Blades moved to Bermuda in the early 1970s.
- He is first recorded as playing for the Bermudian national side in 1975, when he represented the team against Jamaica.
- In 1979, Blades was selected for Bermuda in the inaugural edition of the ICC Trophy.
- He was one of six members of the squad with first-class experience, the others being Joseph Bailey, Noel Gibbons, Clarence Parfitt, Lionel Thomas, and Winston Trott.
- His biggest contribution at the tournament was as a bowler, with his best performances being 1/3 from 12 overs against Argentina and 2/14 from 12 overs in the semi-final against Canada.
- For the 1982 ICC Trophy, Blades was named Bermuda's captain, aged 37.
- He finished the tournament as the overall leading run-scorer, making 310 runs from eight matches (including innings of 69 not out against Papua New Guinea and 82 not out against West Africa).
- Bermuda made the tournament's final for the first and only time, but lost to Zimbabwe, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 1983 World Cup.
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