Country: | Scotland |
Birth Date: | 12 February 1935 |
Birth Place: | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Death Date: | April 1987 (aged 52) |
Death Place: | Maidstone, Kent, England |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Scotland |
Year1: | 1955 - 1956 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 3 |
Runs1: | 64 |
Bat Avg1: | 12.80 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 29 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
Date: | 4 July |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/robert-wilson-25400 Cricinfo |
Robert Wilson (12 February 1935 — April 1987) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Wilson was born at Edinburgh in April 1916 and was educated at Paisley Grammar School. A club cricketer for Kelburne Cricket Club, Wilson made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Dublin in 1955. He made a further two first-class appearances for Scotland, against Derbyshire in the same year at Edinburgh, and against Yorkshire at Hull on Scotland's 1956 tour of England.[1] Playing as a batsman in the Scottish side, Wilson scored 64 runs as an opening batsman, at an average of 12.80 and a highest score of 29.[2] Wilson died in April 1987 in England at Maidstone, Kent.