[1] He accumulated a total of fourteen centuries along with 35 fifties in his career, complemented by 53 catches in the field.
[citation needed] After a modest start, he scored 109 at Headingley against Derbyshire in his only innings of the 1908 season, and his extended trial in 1909 saw him finish fourth in Yorkshire's batting averages with a four-figure aggregate.
He maintained his place as Yorkshire's opening batsman until the beginning of World War I in 1914, but left the county when hostilities ceased in 1919.
[citation needed] Wilson became a coach and was with Pudsey Britannia Cricket Club until taking a position at Harrow School in 1921.
[2] After the war, Wilson coached in New Zealand for a time and later at Harrogate Cricket Club when he was over 70 years old.