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 .