Robert Wilson (12 February 1935 — April 1987) was a Scottish first-class
cricket
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er.
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
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on Scotland's 1956 tour of England. 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.
Wilson died in April 1987 in England at
Maidstone, Kent.
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1935 births
1987 deaths
Cricketers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
People educated at Paisley Grammar School
Scottish cricketers
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