Career
Born in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England, Wilkinson was a first-class cricketer who played 127 matches between 1903 and 1910. He played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1903 to 1910, and one match for the North of England in 1908. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1902 to 1912, and for R. West. Frank"s XI in 1906.
A left-handed batsman, Wilkinson scored 3,912 runs at 21.73 with one century, a knock of 103 against Sussex.
He took 31 wickets, bowling slow left arm orthodox spin, at 31.32, with a best of 4 for 23 against Oxford University. He also took 4 for 27 against Sussex.
Wilkinson played between 1901 and 1908 as an inside forward for Sheffield United. Wilkinson died in Winson Green, Warwickshire, England, in June 1961, aged 80.