Paul Wilson (cricketer)

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Paul Wilson Australia (Aus)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm fast-medium
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	1	11
Runs scored	-	4
Batting average	-	1.33
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	-	2
Balls bowled	72	562
Wickets	-	13
Bowling average	-	34.61
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	3/39
Catches/stumpings	-/-	1/-
As of 12 December 2005 Source: Cricinfo.com

Paul Wilson (born January 12, 1972, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is a former Australian cricketer, who also represented Western Australia and South Australia. He was a strongly built right-arm fast bowler, whom was also a right-hand batsman.

Not blessed with the most natural talent of others, Wilson left a trainee job in Newcastle as an accountant to travel to Adelaide, where he requested a place at the Australian Cricket Academy. He emerged late in 1993-94 to make his debut for South Australia. He played 51 first-class games in all, taking 151 wickets at a healthy average of 30.77.

After a stint in the 'A' side, Wilson was promoted to the Australian side. He played one Test Match, against India, in Kolkata, India, in March 1998, but had the unfortunate record of having scored neither a run, nor taken a wicket, after he limped off injured in the early stages of the game. He did not represent Australia again. Before that, he had a short spell as a bowler in the ODI team, playing in 11 games, all in the 1997-98 Australian season.

He then proceeded to move to Western Australia in 2002-2003 after his age had restricted his abilities and he had fallen in the South Australian pecking order. He retired at the end of the 2003-2004 season.

He is currently the Western Australian women's coach.

[edit] One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs New Zealand, Melbourne, 1997-1998
Last Debut: vs New Zealand, Auckland, 1997-1998

• Wilson's best ODI batting score of 2(6) was made against New Zealand, Napier, 1997-1998
• Wilson's best ODI bowling figures of 3/39 was made against New Zealand, Melbourne, 1997-1998

[edit] Test Matches

Test Debut(only Test): vs India, Kolkata, 1997-1998

• Wilson's best Test batting score of 0* was made against India, Kolkata, 1997-1998
• Wilson's best Test bowling figures of 0/50(innings) and 0/50(match) were made against India, Kolkata, 1997-1998

[edit] External links

• Cricinfo article on Paul Wilson

Persondata
NAME	Wilson, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 12, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newcastle, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH