Robert Colin Wilson (born 18 February 1928), known as Bob Wilson, is a former cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club from 1952 to 1967. Born in Bapchild in Kent in 1928, he appeared in 365 first-class cricket matches for the county as well as in five List A cricket matches towards the end of his career. He was awarded his county cap in 1954.[1]
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| Full name | Robert Colin Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1928 Bapchild, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952–1967 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 2 July 1952 Kent v Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 26 August 1967 Kent v Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 27 May 1964 Kent v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 13 May 1967 Kent v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilson was a very straight batsman who was never afraid to attack. He scored 1,000 runs in a season in thirteen consecutive years, with a best of 2,038 at an average of 46.31 in 1964. His 19,458 runs for Kent in first-class cricket is the eighth in Kent's all-time list.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Bob Wilson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-02-18. (subscription required)
- ^ Batting records in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, Kent County Cricket Club, 2017. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
- ^ Hayes D (2002) Kent County Cricket Club - An A-Z, p. 128. Sleaford: S B Publications.