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.