[2] Wilson made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1946,[1] as a left-handed batsman, and a very occasional right-arm medium pace bowler.

[2] In 1954-55, he was a surprise selection for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) tour to Australia and New Zealand under Leonard Hutton, but he never adjusted to the fast pace of Australian pitches, and was not picked for any of the Test matches.

[2] Though he was by then far from guaranteed a place in the first team, Wilson survived the purge of Yorkshire's playing staff in 1958 which saw Johnny Wardle, Bob Appleyard and Frank Lowson leave the staff and a new young team take shape under the captaincy of Ronnie Burnet.

After Burnet retired, Wilson was appointed as the first professional county captain of Yorkshire in 1960.

[2] Wilson died in his home in Yedingham, near Malton, on 5 June 2008, aged 87.