Alan Wilson (24 April 1920 – 6 April 2015) played first-class

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for

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as a tail-end batsman and wicketkeeper between 1948 and 1962. He was born at

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. Wilson played 171 first-class matches for Lancashire over 15 seasons, but was intermittently throughout his career superseded by other wicketkeepers who were generally better batsmen:

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in 1950,

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in 1953 and John Jordan in 1956. He was finally supplanted by

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in 1959 but returned for a single game in 1962 when he was granted a benefit to reward his loyalty.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Alan 1920 births 2015 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers People from Newton-le-Willows Wicket-keepers