Gary Wilson (cricketer)

Gary Wilson
Personal information
Full name Gary Craig Wilson
Born (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986
Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Nickname Gaz, Wils
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 19) 23 June 2007 v India
Last ODI 13 October 2015 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no. 14
T20I debut (cap 11) 2 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I 9 March 2016 v Oman
T20I shirt no. 14
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–present Surrey (squad no. 14)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 63 44 79 154
Runs scored 1,429 669 3,675 2,984
Batting average 26.44 19.67 36.75 23.68
100s/50s 1/10 0/0 3/22 1/19
Top score 113 45 160* 113
Balls bowled – – 108 –
Wickets – – 0 –
Bowling average – – – –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match n/a n/a – n/a
Best bowling – – – –
Catches/stumpings 48/10 25/4 147/5 119/25
Source: CricketArchive, 28 April 2016

Gary Craig Wilson born February 5, 1986 is an Irish cricketer. He plays for Irish cricket in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He has played for the Ireland cricket team since 2004, when he participated in the Under 19s World Cup.

In June 2014, he was named captain of the Surrey County Cricket Club. He scored career best unbeaten 160 exhibited his skill of the captaincy at The Oval. [1]

Wilson was awarded his County cap on 20 August 2014. [2] He attended Methodist College Belfast.

Domestic career

Two years later, in 2006, he participated in the competition for the second time, when his team finished in thirteenth place. He also plays for Surrey County Cricket Club in England's domestic competitions.

Wilson played for Ireland in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup and has been playing for Surrey's first team since 2008. He made his Irish ODI debut against India on 23 June 2007 at Stormont.

In a match against Leicestershire in August 2010, Wilson scored his maiden first-class century, beating his previous best score of 62. His 125 runs came from 235 balls while batting at number six.[3]

It has been harder work securing a county starting berth, as he has been tried in different top-order positions without consistent success, but Surrey have persisted with him in the middle order and he was a regular starter in 2013, making only his second Championship hundred.

International career

Wilson was selected in Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup.[4] During the tournament it was announced that Wilson had agreed to extend his contract with Surrey to 2012.[5]

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Gary Wilson's One Day International centuries
# Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 113 21  Netherlands Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland Clontarf Cricket Club Ground 2010 Won

International Awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 UAE The Gabba, Brisbane 25 February 2015 2 ct. ; 80 (69 balls, 9x4)  Ireland won by 2 wickets.[6]

References

Gary Wilson keeping against Essex in the Friends Provident Trophy at Castle Avenue in 2007.
  1. ↑ Surrey v Leicestershire
  2. ↑ Wilson awarded County cap
  3. ↑ f52537 Leicestershire v Surrey: LV County Championship 2010 (Division 2), Cricket Archive, retrieved 2011-03-15
  4. ↑ Ireland pick Ed Joyce for World Cup, Cricinfo, 19 January 2011, retrieved 2011-01-27
  5. ↑ Ireland's Wilson extends Surrey deal, Cricinfo, 8 March 2011, retrieved 2011-03-15
  6. ↑ "ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 - 16th match, Pool B".

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