Edward Wardlaw Wilson (19 August 1907 – 16 April 1982) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and cricket administrator, and badminton player.
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| Full name | Edward Wardlaw Wilson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1907 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1982 (aged 74) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1936 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Wilson was born in August 1907 at Burntisland, Fife. He was educated in Edinburgh at the Royal High School, before matriculating to the University of Edinburgh to study law.[1] A club cricketer for the Royal High School Cricket Club, for whom he scored heavily for,[2] Wilson made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1936.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Scottish first innings without scoring by James Graham, while in their second innings he was dismissed for a single run by Charles Billingsley.[4] He later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1963.[5]
In addition to playing cricket, Wilson was also a badminton player and was capped 25 times for Scotland between 1931 and 1950.[6] Domestically, he was a six times Scottish National Badminton Championships doubles winner and a four times mixed doubles winner. In his legal career as a solicitor, Wilson was a partner in the firm Messrs Skene, Edwards & Garson.[1] Wilson died at Edinburgh in April 1982.
References edit
- ^ a b University of Edinburgh Journal. Vol. 30. University of Edinburgh, Graduates' Association. 1981. p. 330.
- ^ "Royal High School Cricket Club The Internationalists" (PDF). www.stewartsmelvillecricket.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Eddie Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland, 1936". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Presidents and Honorary Members". www.cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "International caps". www.badmintonscotland.org.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2022.