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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.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]

Peter Wilson was born in Weston-super-Mare.[1] While studying at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford,[3] Wilson played two first-class cricket matches for Oxford University in 1964,[4][5] against Hampshire and Derbyshire at Oxford.[6] He scored 56 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 30.[7]

Wilson spent most of his career as a teacher at the Dragon School in Oxford, retiring in 2021.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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