About: George Wilson (Irish cricketer)

George Wilson (30 June 1916 – 27 April 1995) was an Irish first-class cricketer. Born at Ligoniel near Belfast, Wilson received his education at Belfast Technical College. Playing his club cricket for Woodvale in Belfast, Wilson made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Glasgow in 1948. He made two further first-class appearances for Ireland, both against Scotland in 1949 at Belfast, and 1951 at Dublin. Across his three matches, Wilson scored a total of 116 runs at an average of 19.33, with a highest score of 39. He also took two wickets. Outside of cricket, he worked as draughtsman in an engineering company. He died at Glengormley in April 1995.