Sidney John Wilson (22 September 1858 – 1 February 1917) was an English first-class

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er, broker and British Army officer. The son of the cricketer and barrister Alfred Wilson, he was born in September 1858 at Paddington. He was educated at Winchester College. Wilson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Somerset at

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in 1882. He batted twice in the match, making 6 runs in the MCC first innings before being dismissed by Charles Winter, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Arnold Fothergill. He also bowled two wicketless

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with his right-arm medium pace bowling. Wilson served as a volunteer in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, holding the rank of

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in April 1885. By profession he was a colonial produce broker at Mincing Lane in City of London. He died in February 1917 at Flushing, Cornwall.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Sidney 1858 births 1917 deaths Cricketers from the City of Westminster People from Paddington People educated at Winchester College Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment officers English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers 19th-century British Army personnel Military personnel from the City of Westminster