David Wilson (cricketer, born 1917)

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David Wilson
Personal information
Full name
David Clement Wilson
Born1 March 1917
Eccleston, Cheshire, England
Died19 July 2005(2005-07-19) (aged 88)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsClem Wilson (father)
Rowland Wilson (uncle)
Rockley Wilson (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938–1939Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 98
Batting average 10.88
100s/50s –/–
Top score 23*
Balls bowled 1,529
Wickets 15
Bowling average 48.60
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/81
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2020

David Clement Wilson (1 March 1917 – 19 July 2005) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of the cricketer Clem Wilson, he was born in March 1917 at Eccleston, Cheshire.[1] He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1938 and 1939, making nine appearances but did not gain a blue.[3][1] Playing primarily as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 10 wickets at an average of 64.80, with best figures of 4 for 50.[4] As a tailend batsman, he scored 93 runs with a high score of 23 not out.[5] He toured Jamaica in the summer of 1938 with the combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team,[1] during which he played one first-class match against the Jamaica national team,[3] taking a five wicket haul in the Jamaican first innings with figures of 5 for 81 from 20.3 overs.[6]

The onset of the Second World War delayed the completion his studies at Cambridge, with Wilson serving in the war with the Royal Artillery. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in November 1940.[7] He saw action in the Far East and was mentioned in dispatches for his service against the Japanese in the 1942–43 Burma campaign.[8] Following the war, he once again mentioned in dispatches for his service in Burma, this time holding the temporary rank of major.[9] In April 1947, he was promoted to captain, with seniority antedated to May 1944.[10] He returned to Cambridge following the war to complete his studies, graduating in 1946,[2] after which he became a solicitor in Sheffield.[11] Wilson died in July 2005. His uncles, Rowland Wilson and Rockley Wilson, also played first-class cricket.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Wisden - Obituaries in 2005". ESPNcricinfo. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1989. p. 1377. ISBN 9780521382373.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by David Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by David Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Jamaica v Oxford and Cambridge Universities, 1938". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ "No. 35034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1941. p. 111.
  8. ^ "No. 36287". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1943. p. 5474.
  9. ^ "No. 37730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 September 1946. p. 4692.
  10. ^ "No. 38118". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1947. p. 5188.
  11. ^ The Law Society's Gazette. Vol. 66. The Society. 1969. p. 131.

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