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Wheatley (London cricketer)

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Full name
  
unknown

Batting style
  
unknown hand


Name
  
Wheatley Wheatley

Role
  
batsman

c.1720-1740
  
London Cricket Club

Born
  
c.1700
England

Bowling style
  
underarm: unknown hand and type

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.

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

Wheatley (London cricketer) Wikipedia