David Wilson (cricketer, born 1917)

David Clement Wilson (1 March 1917 – 19 July 2005) was an English first-class cricketer.

David Wilson

Personal information
Full name	David Clement Wilson
Born	1 March 1917 Eccleston, Cheshire, England
Died	19 July 2005(2005-07-19) (aged 88) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Clem Wilson (father) Rowland Wilson (uncle) Rockley Wilson (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938–1939	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 98 Batting average 10.88 100s/50s –/– Top score 23* Balls bowled 1,529 Wickets 15 Bowling average 48.60 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/81 Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2020

The son of the cricketer Clem Wilson, he was born in March 1917 at Eccleston, Cheshire.[1] He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1938 and 1939, making nine appearances but did not gain a blue.[3][1] Playing primarily as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 10 wickets at an average of 64.80, with best figures of 4 for 50.[4] As a tailend batsman, he scored 93 runs with a high score of 23 not out.[5] He toured Jamaica in the summer of 1938 with the combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team,[1] during which he played one first-class match against the Jamaica national team,[3] taking a five wicket haul in the Jamaican first innings with figures of 5 for 81 from 20.3 overs.[6]

The onset of the Second World War delayed the completion his studies at Cambridge, with Wilson serving in the war with the Royal Artillery. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in November 1940.[7] He saw action in the Far East and was mentioned in dispatches for his service against the Japanese in the 1942–43 Burma campaign.[8] Following the war, he once again mentioned in dispatches for his service in Burma, this time holding the temporary rank of major.[9] In April 1947, he was promoted to captain, with seniority antedated to May 1944.[10] He returned to Cambridge following the war to complete his studies, graduating in 1946,[2] after which he became a solicitor in Sheffield.[11] Wilson died in July 2005. His uncles, Rowland Wilson and Rockley Wilson, also played first-class cricket.[1]

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
2. Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1989. p. 1377.
3. "First-Class Matches played by David Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by David Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
5. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
6. "Jamaica v Oxford and Cambridge Universities, 1938". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
7. "No. 35034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1941. p. 111.
8. "No. 36287". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1943. p. 5474.
9. "No. 37730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 September 1946. p. 4692.
10. "No. 38118". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 1947. p. 5188.
11. The Law Society's Gazette. 66. The Society. 1969. p. 131.

External links

• David Wilson at ESPNcricinfo