Wheatley (London cricketer)

Wheatley
Personal information
Full name unknown
Born c.1700
England
Batting style unknown hand
Bowling style underarm: unknown hand and type
Role batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
c.1720-1740 London Cricket Club
Career statistics
Source: H T Waghorn, 5 September 2009

Wheatley (dates unknown) was an English amateur cricketer who played in first-class cricket for London Cricket Club during the 1730s and was evidently a top order batsman. He was a distiller by trade.

Career

Wheatley played for London versus Surrey at Moulsey Hurst on Saturday, 7 June 1735, London winning the game by 9 wickets with Dunn and "Mr Wheatley, the distiller" the two not out batsmen at the end.[1]

As Wheatley had established his reputation by 1735, he must have been active for some years previously and his career probably began in the 1720s. Very few players were mentioned by name in contemporary reports and there are no other references to Wheatley.

References

  1. Waghorn, p.8

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