Peter Wilson (field hockey) explained

Peter Wilson
Full Name:	Peter James Wilson
Nationality:	British
Sport:	Field hockey Cricket
Birth Date:	9 August 1942
Birth Place:	Weston-super-Mare, England
Education:	St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Employer:	Dragon School

Peter "PJ" Wilson (9 August 1942 – 22 March 2024) was a British hockey player.^[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Peter Wilson was born in Weston-super-Mare. While studying at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford,^[3] Wilson played two first-class cricket matches for Oxford University in 1964,^{[4] [5]} against Hampshire and Derbyshire at Oxford.^[6] He scored 56 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 30.^[7]

Wilson spent most of his career as a teacher at the Dragon School in Oxford, retiring in 2021.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Wilson: Biographical information . . 28 March 2024.
2. Peter Wilson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041506/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/peter-wilson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 4 October 2019.
3. Web site: Player profile: Peter Wilson . CricketArchive . 1 June 2020 . subscription.
4. Web site: Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket . Olympedia . 28 July 2020.
5. Web site: Peter Wilson . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 June 2020.
6. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Peter Wilson . CricketArchive . 1 June 2020 . subscription.
7. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Wilson . CricketArchive . 1 June 2020 . subscription.
8. Web site: The Great PJ Wilson . . 21 November 2021 . 28 March 2024 .