Benjamin Wilson (cricketer)
- Benjamin Wilson (cricketer)
Benjamin Birdsall Wilson was a first class cricketer who played 185 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1906 and 1914. A right handed batsman he scored 8,053 runs at 27.20 with a best of 208 against Sussex CCC, one of 4 tons he made against the county. He scored 14 centuries in all, 35 fifties and took 53 catches in the field. He took 2 first class wickets at 139 each. He also played for Yorkshire Second XI from 1902 to 1911 and H Hayley's XI in 1906. He was born on December 11, 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire and died on September 14, 1957 in Harrogate. His son, Ben Wilson, played one match for Warwickshire CCC.
References
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/23053.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33934/33934.html Cricket Archive Statistics]
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