Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Frank O'Brien Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 April 1883 Biarritz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 April 1962 Nairobi, Kenya | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1905/06 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1909 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 December 2022 |
Sir Frank O'Brien Wilson CMG DSO (9 April 1876 – 7 April 1962) was a retired Royal Navy officer who settled in the Colony of Kenya. A volunteer in the East African Campaign of World War I, Wilson had a large property near Machakos, where he initially farmed ostriches and later raised cattle. He also played first-class cricket, and was a pioneer of cricket in Kenya.