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(Redirected from PJ Wilson) British field hockey player (1942–2024)

Peter Wilson
Personal information
Full namePeter James Wilson
NationalityBritish
Born(1942-08-09)9 August 1942
Weston-super-Mare, England
Died22 March 2024(2024-03-22) (aged 81)
EducationSt Edmund Hall, Oxford
EmployerDragon School
Sport
SportField 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

  1. ^ "Peter Wilson: Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. "Player profile: Peter Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. "Peter Wilson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Peter Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Wilson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  8. "The Great PJ Wilson". Dragon School. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  9. "Memorial service for PJ Wilson". Vimeo. Dragon School. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

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