A. E. J. Collins Military person

Arthur Edward Jeune "James" Collins (18 August 1885 – 11 November 1914), typically now known by his initials A. E. J. Collins, was an English cricketer and soldier. He is most famous for achieving the highest-ever recorded score in cricket: as a 13-year-old schoolboy, he scored 628 not out over four afternoons in June 1899. Collins's record-making innings drew a large crowd and increasing media interest; spectators at the Old Cliftonian match being played nearby were drawn away to watch the junior school house cricket match in which Collins was playing. Despite this achievement, Collins never played first-class cricket.Collins joined the British Army in 1902 and studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, before becoming an officer in the Royal Engineers. He served in France during the First World War, where he was killed in action in 1914 during the First Battle of Ypres. Collins had been mentioned in dispatches and also represented the Royal Military Academy at cricket and rugby union.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Collins AEJ
Birth date	August 18, 1885
Birth place	Hazaribagh
Date of death	November 11, 1914
Place of death	Ypres

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Military person

allegiance	British Army
award	Mentioned in dispatches
military operations	First Battle of Ypres World War I
military unit	Royal Engineers
service start	1902
service end	1914