Benjamin Wilson (New Zealand Cricketer)
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Benjamin Marcus Wilson (11 November 1870 – 22 September 1929) was a New Zealand government administrator and
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er. He played in one first-class match for
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during the 1892–93 season.Benjamin Wilson
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in 1870, Wilson's father was a printer for the New Zealand government in Wellington. One of four children, he won a scholarship to
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Mr BM Wilson dead, ''
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Mr BM Wilson, ''
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'', volume CVIII, issue 73, 23 September 1929, p. 10.
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Described as taking "a great interest in cricket" and as "a good all-round player", his only first-class cricket match was a November 1892 fixture against
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. Batting last in the Wellington order, he made scores of one and one
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in his two innings, and did not bowl.Benjamin Wilson
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He was a member of
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. After leaving school, Wilson worked as a legal clerk for five years before entering the civil service. He worked in a variety of roles, including as private secretary within the offices of Native Affairs,
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, and of the
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, before becoming the first registrar of the Court of Arbitration in 1907. In 1910 he was promoted to be the general manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts. Wilson married Anna 'Dot' Parsons, a member of a well-known Wellington family, at
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in Wellington in January 1897. The couple had one son who farmed on the
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. Wilson died at his home at
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after contracting
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in 1929 at the age of 58.The last tribute: late Mr BM Wilson, ''
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'', volume CVIII, issue 75, 25 September 1929, p. 13.
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. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)


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* 1870 births 1929 deaths New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers Cricketers from Waikato {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1870s-stub