John Wilson (New Zealand cricketer)

John Wilson
Personal information
Full name
Thomas John Wilson
Born (1957-07-07) 7 July 1957 (age 67)
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78–1989/90Southland
1982/83–1988/89Otago
Source: CricInfo, 28 May 2016

Thomas John Wilson (born 7 July 1957) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 33 first-class and 19 List A matches, almost all of them for Otago between the 1982–83 and 1988–89 seasons.[1]

Wilson was born at Invercargill in Southland in 1957.[2] He played for Otago age-group sides from the 1974–75 season and for the Southland cricket team in the Hawke Cup in 1977–78. He was a regular for the team in the competition until the end of the 1989–90 season and played senior cricket for Otago from 1982–83 until 1988–89.[3]

Primarily playing as a bowler, Wilson made his senior debut for Otago in a List A match against Central Districts in January 1983, taking four wickets on debut. He played one more match during the season but did not appear for the provincial team the following season. From the 1984–85 season, however, Wilson was a regular in Otago sides, making his first-class debut during the season and playing a total of 31 first-class and 19 List A fixtures for the side.[3] He won the Plunket Shield with the team in 1985–86 before being part of the team which won both the Shield and the List A Shell Cup during the 1987–88 season. Wilson took 24 wickets in Shield matches during the season and hit the winning runs in the final of the Cup.[4][5]

As well as the matches he played for Otago, Wilson played first-class matches for a domestic XI against the touring West Indians in 1986–87 and for a Presidents XI side against the touring English team in 1987–88.[3] He played his final matches for Otago during the 1988–89 season, competing his career with 85 first-class and 26 List A wickets for the team.[3] His brother Bill Wilson played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland whilst his nephew, Bill's son Jeff Wilson is a former Double All Black, having played both cricket and rugby union for New Zealand.[2][6]

  1. ^ "John Wilson". CricInfo. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 141. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b c d John Wilson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 February 2024. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Edwards B (2011) Greatest moments in Otago sport – Number 41, Otago Daily Times, 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ Seconi A (2021) Old problem scuttles Otago’s season, Otago Daily Times, 8 April 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. ^ Jeff Wilson, CricInfo. Retrieved 23 February 2024.