Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1916)

Robert Wilson (8 April 1916 — 10 November 2004) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

For the Scottish cricketer of the same name, see Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1935).

Robert Wilson
Personal information
Full name
Robert Wilson
Born8 April 1916
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died10 November 2004(2004-11-10) (aged 88)
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 5
Batting average 5.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Balls bowled 420
Wickets 8
Bowling average 20.87
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/16
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 July 2022

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
  1. "First-Class Matches played by Robert Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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