 For Worcestershire, he made his debut against the touring South Africans in 1901, but his most notable achievement was to take 6-86 on his County Championship debut against Surrey in June 1903, albeit in a game Worcestershire lost by an innings.His first victim was the 45-year-old Bobby Abel, then nearing the end of his long career.Wilson took 4-67 against Kent a few days later, but picked up only three more wickets in the rest of his short career.