Norm Wilson (cricketer) explained

Norm Wilson
Fullname:Norman Rowley Wilson
Birth Date:14 January 1931
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg-spin
Club1:Northern Districts
Year1:1957-58 to 1960-61
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:5
Runs1:81
Bat Avg1:9.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:21
Deliveries1:302
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:61.33
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/49
Catches/Stumpings1:1/0
Date:5 June 2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38876.html Cricinfo

Norman Rowley Wilson (14 January 1931 – 28 March 2018) was a New Zealand cricketer.

An all-rounder, Norm Wilson played five matches of first-class cricket for Northern Districts between 1958 and 1961, and Hawke Cup cricket for Northland between 1952 and 1970.

He captained Northland for seven years.[1] He was a key person in the consolidation of the Northland Cricket Association, and served as committeeman, secretary, chairman, and finally, since 2002, the patron. He was the groundsman at Cobham Oval in Whangārei from the 1970s to the 2000s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: NZ Cricket Museum . Devon . Mace . 5 June 2018. Vale Norm Wilson. 27 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Tribute to the Late Norm Wilson ND Life Member . Northern Districts Cricket . 7 June 2016.