Cyril Wilkinson

Cyril Theodore Anstruther Wilkinson CBE (4 October 1884 – 16 December 1970) was an English field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.

As well as appearing for Great Britain as a member of the gold medal winning team in the 1920 Olympics, he also represented and captained the England side.

He captained the side in 1914, when it won the County Championship, 1919 and 1920, though he had to miss a number of matches through business commitments.

His last senior match (though not first-class) was a two-day fixture in 1928 in which he played for the Civil Service cricket team against the touring West Indians.

[4] He was appointed as a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1954 Queen's Birthday Honours.