Bob_Wilson_(cricketer)

Bob Wilson (cricketer)

Bob Wilson (cricketer)

English cricketer

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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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

  1. [1]
    Bob Wilson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-02-18. (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Batting records in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, Kent County Cricket Club, 2017. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
  3. [3]
    Hayes D (2002) Kent County Cricket Club - An A-Z, p. 128. Sleaford: S B Publications.

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