Personal information | |
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Full name | Peter James Wilson |
Nationality | British |
Born | (1942-08-09)9 August 1942 Weston-super-Mare, England |
Died | 22 March 2024(2024-03-22) (aged 81) |
Education | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Employer | Dragon School |
Sport | |
Sport | Field hockey Cricket |
Peter "PJ" Wilson (9 August 1942 – 22 March 2024) was a British hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Peter Wilson was born in Weston-super-Mare. While studying at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford, Wilson played two first-class cricket matches for Oxford University in 1964, against Hampshire and Derbyshire at Oxford. He scored 56 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 30.
Wilson spent most of his career as a teacher at the Dragon School in Oxford, retiring in 2021. A memorial service was held at the school on 22 September 2024.
References
- ^ "Peter Wilson: Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Wilson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Player profile: Peter Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Peter Wilson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "First-Class Matches played by Peter Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- "The Great PJ Wilson". Dragon School. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- "Memorial service for PJ Wilson". Vimeo. Dragon School. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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