Walter Cracroft Wilson (5 April 1843 – 9 June 1865) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for Canterbury, one in each of the 1863–64 and 1864–65 seasons.Walter Wilson, CricInfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
Wilson was born at Moradabad in British India in 1843, the youngest son of John Cracroft Wilson and his wife Elizabeth (née Wall). After being educated at Rugby School in England he moved to join his father, now remarried, at his Cashmere estate in New Zealand.Alexander Cracroft Wilson, 1840–1911, Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 18 May 2025.Wilson, John Cracroft, Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
Both of Wilson's first-class cricket matches were played against Otago and are the first two matches played in New Zealand to be awarded first-class status. He scored a total of seven runs in his four innings.Walter Wilson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
Wilson died in June 1865 at the age of 22. He was driving stock to his father's estate at Cashmere when he was thrown from his horse whilst attempting to cross the Rakaia River.Town and country, Lyttelton Times, volume XXIII, issue 1411, 10 June 1865, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025. A legal opinion, The Press, volume VII, issue 816, 12 June 1865, p. 2. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025. Accident at the Rakaia, Timaru Herald, volume II, issue 56, 17 June 1865, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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