Alan Wilson (24 April 1920 – 6 April 2015)[1] played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a tail-end batsman and wicketkeeper between 1948 and 1962.[2] He was born at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England.
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| Full name | Alan Wilson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1920-04-24)24 April 1920 Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 April 2015(2015-04-06) (aged 94) Warrington, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1948–1962 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Wilson played 171 first-class matches for Lancashire over 15 seasons, but was intermittently throughout his career superseded by other wicketkeepers who were generally better batsmen: Alfred Barlow in 1950, Frank Parr in 1953 and John Jordan in 1956. He was finally supplanted by Geoff Clayton in 1959 but returned for a single game in 1962 when he was granted a benefit to reward his loyalty.