Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1916)
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| Full name | Robert Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1916 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 November 2004 (aged 88) Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Wilson (8 April 1916 — 10 November 2004) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Wilson was born at Edinburgh in April 1916 and was educated at the North District School. A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club, Wilson made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Yorkshire at Glasgow in 1952. He made a further two first-class appearances for Scotland in that year, against Ireland at Paisley and Worcestershire at Worcester on Scotland's tour of England.[1] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 8 wickets at an average of 20.87, with best figures of 2 for 16.[2] As a lower order batsman, he scored 5 runs.[3] By profession, he was a sports shop manager. Wilson died at Perth in November 2004.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.