Mark Wilson (cricketer) explained

Country:Scotland
Birth Date:25 November 1890
Birth Place:Whitburn, County Durham, England
Death Place:Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm fast-medium
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1925
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:4
Bat Avg1:2.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:4
Deliveries1:48
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:2 November
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mark-wilson-25398 Cricinfo

Mark Wilson (25 November 1890 — 3 August 1982) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer.

Wilson was born in November 1890 in Whitburn, County Durham. He was a club cricketer for Clackmannan County/[1] His club career was somewhat eventful, with him making an allegation to the police that he had been assaulted by a spectator during a match in 1924.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Lancashire at Old Trafford on Scotland's 1925 tour of England.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Dick Tyldesley, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Len Hopwood. With his left-arm fast-medium bowling, he bowled eight wicketless overs.[4] Outside of cricket, Wilson played football for Sauchie Juniors F.C., signing for the club in August 1922.[5] Away from sports, he was by profession a foreman at a woollen mill. Wilson died in August 1982 at Sauchie, Clackmannanshire.

Notes and References

  1. Leicester begin well. Dundee Evening Telegraph. 25 July 1923. p. 6
  2. Irishmen's unenterprising batting at Forthill. Dundee Courier. 21 July 1924. p. 6
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Mark Wilson. CricketArchive. 2 November 2022. subscription.
  4. Web site: Lancashire v Scotland, 1925. CricketArchive. 2 November 2022. subscription.
  5. Another Manchester club wants Ferguson. Sunday Post. 13 August 1922. p. 12