Bernard Willson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Bernard John Willson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1935 Strood, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 February 1997 (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard John "Tug" Willson (20 June 1935 - 14 February 1997) was an English former first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
Willson was born in June 1935 at Strood, Kent. He joined the Royal Air Force in February 1961, when he was commissioned as a cadet pilot.[1] He was promoted to the rank of pilot officer in February 1962,[2] with promotion to the rank of flying officer coming in February 1963, with seniority antedated to December 1961.[3] He was selected to play for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964, making two first-class appearances against Cambridge University at Uxbridge, and Oxford University at Aldershot.[4] He scored 87 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 53 against Oxford University.[5][6] With his left-arm medium pace bowling, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 28.14 and best figures of 4 for 87.[7] He was promoted to the rank of flight lieutenant in April 1966,[8] with promotion to the rank of squadron leader in January 1972.[9] Willson retired from active service in January 1975.[10] He then moved to Hong Kong where he flew for Cathay Pacific and played cricket for Little Sai Wan as well as representing Hong Kong.
References
- ^ "No. 42636". The London Gazette. 30 March 1962. p. 2604.
- ^ "No. 42608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 February 1962. p. 1673.
- ^ "No. 42929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1963. p. 1811.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bernard Willson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bernard Willson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Combined Services v Oxford University, 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bernard Willson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 43948". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 April 1966. p. 4288.
- ^ "No. 45564". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1972. p. 93.
- ^ "No. 46476". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 January 1975. p. 1223.