Full name John James Whitaker Name James Whitaker Role Cricket Bowler | National side England Batting style Right-handed | |
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Born 5 May 1962 (age 61) ( 1962-05-05 ) Skipton, Yorkshire, England Only Test (cap 524) 12 December 1986 v Australia Last ODI 7 April 1987 v Pakistan | ||
Bowling style Right-arm off break ODI debut (cap 95) 2 April 1987 v India | ||
James whitaker on odi squad and return of ben stokes and mark wood
John James Whitaker (born 5 May 1962 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) is an English former cricketer, who played in one Test and two ODIs for England in 1986.
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Life and career
Whitaker was educated at Uppingham School and spent his whole career with Leicestershire County Cricket Club, and captained them from 1996 until he retired in 1999. In 1986, Whitaker was the leading English batsman in the national batting averages with 1,526 runs at 66 apiece. He was selected to go on the 1986-87 Ashes tour, and played one Test in Adelaide when Ian Botham was out injured. However, his form fell away sharply.
He later became the coach and director of cricket at the club, before leaving in 2005. On 18 January 2008, Geoff Miller took over from David Graveney as the national selector, heading up a four-man panel which included Peter Moores, Whitaker and Ashley Giles. On 16 October 2013 Whitaker was named chairman of selectors.
