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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Paul Wilson
| image =
| country = Australia
| fullname = Paul Wilson
| nickname = Blocker<ref>[http://www.theherald.com.au/story/489317/umpiring-career-has-great-appeal-for-paul-wilson/ Umpiring career has great appeal for Paul Wilson ''Newcastle Herald'', 28 October 2008]</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 18 March
| testdebutyear = 1998
| testdebutagainst = India
| testcap = 376

| odidebutdate = 17 December
| odidebutyear = 1997
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 136
| lastodidate = 14 February
| lastodiyear = 1998
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1993/94–2001/02}}
| club2 = [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]]
| year2 = 2002/03–2003/04

| umpire = yes
| testsumpired = 8
| umptestdebutyr = 2019
| umptestlastyr = 2023
| odisumpired = 36
| umpodidebutyr = 2014
| umpodilastyr = 2022
| t20isumpired = 26
| umpt20idebutyr = 2014
| umpt20ilastyr = 2022

| wtestsumpired = 1
| umpwtestdebutyr = 2011
| umpwtestlastyr =
| wodisumpired = 8
| umpwodidebutyr = 2017
| umpwodilastyr = 2022
| wt20isumpired = 1
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2011
| umpwt20ilastyr =

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 0
| bat avg1 = –
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 0[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 72
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 11
| runs2 = 4
| bat avg2 = 1.33
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 2
| deliveries2 = 562
| wickets2 = 13
| bowl avg2 = 34.61
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/39
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 51
| runs3 = 405
| bat avg3 = 9.41
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 32[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 11,095
| wickets3 = 151
| bowl avg3 = 30.77
| fivefor3 = 4
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 6/76
| catches/stumpings3 = 8/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 84
| runs4 = 161
| bat avg4 = 7.66
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 16
| deliveries4 = 4,542
| wickets4 = 114
| bowl avg4 = 26.63
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/23
| catches/stumpings4 = 8/–
| date = 1 June 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8241.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Paul Wilson''' (born 12 January 1972) is an Australian cricket [[Umpire (cricket)|umpire]] and former [[cricketer]] who played one [[Test cricket|Test match]] and 11 [[One Day International]]s (ODIs) for the [[Australian national cricket team]], as well as domestically representing [[South Australia cricket team|South Australia]] and [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]].

Born in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[New South Wales]], Wilson moved to [[Adelaide]] to attend the [[Australian Cricket Academy]], and went to debut for South Australia during the 1995–96 season. A solidly-built right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast bowler]], all of his matches at international level came during the 1997–98 season, with his single Test coming during Australia's tour of India. Wilson remained active at domestic level until the early 2000s, switching to Western Australia for the 2002–03 season. Retiring at the end of the 2003–04 season, for a time he served as the coach of the [[Western Fury]] in the [[Women's National Cricket League]]. Wilson later became an [[Umpire (cricket)|umpire]], and currently sits on [[Cricket Australia]]'s national umpires panel.

==Playing career==

Wilson left a trainee accountant job in Newcastle to travel to [[Adelaide]], where he requested a place at the [[Australian Cricket Academy]].<ref name="cricinfo1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8241.html#profile|title=Paul Wilson|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2009-11-08}}</ref>

He emerged late in 1993–94 to make his debut for South Australia. He played 51 first-class games in all, taking 151 wickets at a healthy average of 30.77.<ref name="cricinfo1" />

In 2002 he moved to Western Australia where has contracted by the Western Warriors. He played two seasons for the Warriors, retiring at the end of the 2003–04 season.<ref name="cricinfo1" />

After a stint in the 'A' side, Wilson was promoted to the Australian side. He played one Test Match, against [[Indian cricket team|India]], in [[Kolkata]], India, in March 1998, but had the unfortunate record of having scored neither a run, nor taken a wicket,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28262814/anyone-taken-more-bob-willis-325-wickets-ten-for |title=Has anyone taken more than Bob Willis' 325 wickets without a ten-for? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref> after he limped off injured in the early stages of the game. He did not represent Australia again. Before that, he had a short spell as a bowler in the ODI team, playing in 11 games, all in the 1997–98 Australian season.<ref name="cricinfo1" />

==Coaching==
After retiring he served as [[Western Fury]] coach.<ref name="cricinfo1" />

==Umpiring==
Wilson is currently an [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] on the [[Cricket Australia]] Project Umpire's Panel.<ref name="cricinfo1" /><ref name="herald1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/umpiring-career-has-great-appeal-for-paul-wilson/1345665.aspx?storypage=2|title=Umpiring career has great appeal for Paul Wilson|last=Dillon|first=Robert|date=28 October 2008|work=Newcastle Herald|access-date=2009-10-06}}</ref><ref name="cricketaustralia1">{{Cite web|url=http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=profile-display&profileid=290|title=Profile – Paul Wilson|publisher=Cricket Australia|access-date=2009-10-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001002004/http://www.cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=profile-display&profileid=290|archive-date=1 October 2009}}</ref> He stood in two [[Twenty20 International]] games in 2014.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8241.html |title=Paul Wilson |access-date=1 June 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He stood in his first [[One Day International]] match on 8 November 2014 between [[Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15|Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea]] in Australia.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/791633.html |title=Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014 |access-date=8 November 2014 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="2018U19">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/586590 |title=Match officials appointed for U19 Cricket World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> In April 2019, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires to stand in matches during the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1198051 |title=Match officials for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1182149.html |title=Umpire Ian Gould to retire after World Cup |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

In September 2019, in the one-off match between [[Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20|Bangladesh and Afghanistan]], Wilson stood in his first Test match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/paul-wilson-claire-polosak-eloise-sheridan-australian-umpires-elite-level/2019-08-27 |title=Aussie trio scale new umpiring heights |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1197138.html |title=Only Test, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Sep 5-9 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]] in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-match-officials-world-cup-new-zealand |title=Eight women among 15 Match Officials named for ICC World Cup 2022 |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2497729 |title=Match officials chosen for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[One Test Wonder]]
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]
* [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{International Panel of ICC Umpires}}

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