William Wilson (Australian sportsman)

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William Wilson
Personal information
Full name William Young Wilson
Date of birth (1909-12-13)13 December 1909
Place of birth Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 30 September 1976(1976-09-30) (aged 66)
Place of death Ascot Vale, Victoria
Original team(s) Ascot Vale Presbyterians
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932–1935 Essendon 30 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Young Wilson (13 December 1909 – 30 September 1976) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules football for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nicknamed 'Weary', Wilson was recruited to Essendon from Ascot Vale Presbyterians and made his VFL debut in 1932. After 30 games he left Essendon and turned his attention to cricket and played three first-class cricket matches in the 1935/36 season. He was a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler and took seven wickets at 38.28 in those matches. His best performance came in a Sheffield Shield encounter against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval when he took 3/122 in the first innings.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Australia v Victoria 1935/36". CricketArchive.


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