Don Wilson (cricketer)
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| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 6 | 422 |
| Runs scored | 75 | 6230 |
| Batting average | 12.50 | 14.09 |
| 100s/50s | -/- | 1/10 |
| Top score | 42 | 112 |
| Balls bowled | 1472 | 69672 |
| Wickets | 11 | 1189 |
| Bowling average | 42.36 | 21.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 50 |
| 10 wickets in match | - | 8 |
| Best bowling | 2/17 | 8/36 |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/- | 250/- |
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Test debut: 10 January 1964 |
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Donald Wilson (born August 7, 1937, Settle, Yorkshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1964 to 1971.
Don Wilson succeeded the mercurial Johnny Wardle as Yorkshire's left-arm spinner, winning his Yorkshire Cap in 1960, and was an integral part of the great 1960s side which dominated the County Championship. He was tall and wiry, relying on bounce more than savage side spin, and took 100 wickets in a season five times, including three of the seven seasons he was part of the Championship winning side. He took 2 hat tricks in 1966.
Derek Underwood owned the left arm spinner's spot in the England side during Wilson's career, but he ventured abroad twice with the national team. He toured India in 1963-64, where he played all five Test matches, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1970-71 where he played against New Zealand at the end of Ray Illingworth's successful Ashes campaign. He also played twice for England against the Rest of the World in 1970 after the cancellation of the South Africa tour, which were counted as Tests at the time but later stripped of their status. He retired from Yorkshire in 1974 as Phil Carrick came to the fore and took up the role of MCC's chief coach at Lord's, a position he held until 1991. He then continued his life long involvement in the game by returning to Yorkshire as coach at Ampleforth College.
