Bob Wilson (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]

Bob Wilson

Personal information
Full name	Robert Colin Wilson
Born	(1928-02-18) 18 February 1928 (age 96) Bapchild, Kent
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Middle order batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 367 5 Runs scored 19,511 67 Batting average 32.09 13.40 100s/50s 30/109 0/0 Top score 159* 44 Balls bowled 109 0 Wickets 4 – Bowling average 22.50 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 3/38 – Catches/stumpings 201/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 18 February 2018

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

External links

Bob Wilson at ESPNcricinfo