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Full name | Donald John Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland | 14 February 1955||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,4 June 2020 |
Donald John Wilkinson (born 14 February 1955) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and educator. Wilkinson was born at Irvine in February 1955.
Education
He was educated at the Lancaster Royal Grammar School and then graduated with a first class degree in history from Keble College,Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford,he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1975 and 1976,making four appearances. [2] Playing as a leg break bowler,he took 7 wickets in his four matches,with best figures of 4 for 89. [3]
Career After graduating from Oxford,Wilkinson had an extensive career in secondary education. He was appointed headteacher at Cheadle Hulme School (1990-2000) and St Christopher School,Letchworth (2004-06) [4] before taking headmaster appointments overseas. He was also headmaster of Bearwood College prior to its closure in 2014.
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