Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1916)

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

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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