George Wilson (30 June 1916 – 27 April 1995) was an Irish first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | George Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1916 Ligoniel, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 April 1995 (aged 78) Glengormley, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1951 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born at Ligoniel near Belfast, Wilson received his education at Belfast Technical College.[1] Playing his club cricket for Woodvale in Belfast, Wilson made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Glasgow in 1948.[2] He made two further first-class appearances for Ireland, both against Scotland in 1949 at Belfast, and 1951 at Dublin.[2] Across his three matches, Wilson scored a total of 116 runs at an average of 19.33, with a highest score of 39.[3] He also took two wickets.[4] Outside of cricket, he worked as draughtsman in an engineering company.[1] He died at Glengormley in April 1995.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Player profile: George Wilson". CricketEurope. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by George Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 October 2018.