Gary Wilson (cricketer)

Gary Wilson

Gary Wilson keeping against Essex in the Friends Provident Trophy at Castle Avenue in 2007.
Personal information
Full name	Gary Craig Wilson
Born	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38) Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Nickname	Wils
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Ireland (2005–2020)
Test debut (cap 11)	11 May 2018 v Pakistan
Last Test	24 July 2019 v England
ODI debut (cap 19)	23 June 2007 v India
Last ODI	21 May 2019 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.	14
T20I debut (cap 11)	2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I	19 January 2020 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	14
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–2016	Surrey (squad no. 14)
2017–2018	Derbyshire (squad no. 9)
2018–2020	Northern Knights
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 2 105 81 107 Runs scored 45 2,072 1,268 4,834 Batting average 15.00 23.81 21.13 33.56 100s/50s 0/0 1/12 0/3 3/29 Top score 33* 113 65* 160* Balls bowled – – – 108 Wickets – – – 0 Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 6/0 73/10 40/7 197/5
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 April 2020

Gary Craig Wilson (born 5 February 1986) is a former Irish cricketer, who is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. He played for Ireland in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, with his first appearance for the national side coming in 2005. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In June 2018, he was named captain of Ireland's T20I side, a role he held until November 2019.^[1] On 19 March 2021, Wilson announced his retirement from professional cricket.^[2]