Let's make this birthday one to remember.

86 years old (Born on August 31, 1938)

Happy Birthday, Colin! Another year wiser and still spinning through life as gracefully as you bowled those tricky left-arm deliveries for Middlesex. Remember the days when batsmen were puzzled by your slow bowling between 1958 to 1964—or your Oxford glory from ‘60 to ‘62? Those stylish wickets you took will forever keep cricket historians smiling.

Nowadays, runs, wickets, and boundaries might simply be remembered stories—but your glorious cricketing days remain timeless gold. May this birthday bring you more joy than a batsman misreading one of your iconic spinners! Here’s to the king of classy spins—have a fantastic day, Colin!