 Along with Hugh Buggy, Wilmot was believed to have coined the term "bodyline" during the 1932/33 Ashes Test cricket series.Wilmot also wrote several books on cricket including "Defending The Ashes 1932-33" which gave a rare Australian perspective on this historic and controversial series.He was born in Bairnsdale, in Gippsland, the son of surveyor John George Winchester Wilmot and Hannah Louise Whittakers.