Wilfred Wooller
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Wilfred Wooller (20 November 1912 - 10 March 1997) was a Welsh cricketer, rugby player, cricket administrator and journalist.
Wilf Wooller was born at Rhos-on-Sea in Denbighshire. He was educated at Rydal School and Cambridge. He was acclaimed as one of the greatest all round sportsmen that Wales have ever produced. He captained Glamorgan CCC for 14 years, was Secretary for thirty and President for six.
He won 18 international rugby union caps for Wales and also represented Cardiff RFC at rugby and Cardiff City at soccer (scoring a hat-trick at centre-forward).In 1935 he was inspirational in the Welsh victory over the All Blacks at Rugby Union. He was a Cambridge blue in 1935 and 1936.
He survived incarceration by the Japanese in the Changi prisoner of war camp during the Second World War.
He was appointed Captain-Secretary of Glamorgan in 1947 and led them to an unexpected County Championship triumph in 1948. As a formidable all rounder, he was twice thwarted from playing Test cricket for England in 1948/1949 and 1951/1952, due to business commitments. He retired from first-class cricket in 1960 (reappearing briefly in 1962) and as Secretary in 1977. He was a successful BBC broadcaster and "Sunday Telegraph" sports journalist. He served as a Test selector from 1955 to 1961.
