Robert Wilson (cricketer, born 1916) explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:Robert Wilson
Birth Date:8 April 1916
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death Place:Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1952
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:5.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:4
Deliveries1:420
Wickets1:8
Bowl Avg1:20.87
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/16
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:4 July
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/robert-wilson-25399 Cricinfo

Robert Wilson (8 April 1916 — 10 November 2004) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Wilson was born at Edinburgh in April 1916 and was educated at the North District School. A club cricketer for Perthshire Cricket Club, Wilson made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Yorkshire at Glasgow in 1952. He made a further two first-class appearances for Scotland in that year, against Ireland at Paisley and Worcestershire at Worcester on Scotland's tour of England.[1] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 8 wickets at an average of 20.87, with best figures of 2 for 16.[2] As a lower order batsman, he scored 5 runs.[3] By profession, he was a sports shop manager. Wilson died at Perth in November 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Robert Wilson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2022. subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Wilson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2022. subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Wilson. CricketArchive. 4 July 2022. subscription.