Bob Wilson (cricketer)

Bob Wilson
Personal information
Full name Robert Colin Wilson
Born 18 February 1928
Bapchild, Kent, England
Batting style Left-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm off-break
Role Middle order batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19521967 Kent
First-class cricket debut 2 July 1952 Kent v Yorkshire
Last First-class cricket 26 August 1967 Kent v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 367 5
Runs scored 19511 67
Batting average 32.09 13.40
100s/50s 30/109 0/0
Top score 159* 44
Balls bowled 109 0
Wickets 4 0
Bowling average 22.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/38
Catches/stumpings 201/
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2009

Robert Colin (Bob) Wilson (born 18 February 1928, Bapchild, Kent, United Kingdom) is a former first-class cricketer who played in County cricket from 1952 to 1967. He appeared in 365 first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club. Wilson was a very straight batsman who was never afraid to attack. He scored 1000 runs in a season in thirteen consecutive years with a best of 2,038 at an average of 46.31 in 1964. His 19458 runs for Kent in First Class cricket is the eighth in Kent's all-time list.[1]

References

  1. Hayes, Dean. Kent County Cricket Club - An A-Z. p. 128.