Alex Wylie (cricketer)

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Alex Wylie
Personal information
Born20 February 1973 (1973-02-20) (age 51)
Tamworth, Staffordshire spouse = Dragon Karen
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches3
Runs scored14
Batting average 3.50
100s/50s0/0
Top score7
Balls bowled342
Wickets 2
Bowling average 108.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/50
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 3 May 2022

Alex Wylie (born 20 February 1973) is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire in the 1990s. He was born in Tamworth.

Wylie made three first-class appearances before he became injured. [1] He picked up two wickets in his brief first-team career: the first, on his debut against Nottinghamshire in 1993 having Bruce French dismissed hit wicket. [2] Two years later he had Middlesex's John Emburey caught by David Leatherdale. [3]

He had played for Worcestershire's Second XI as early as 1989, [4] and joined the staff in 1991. However, injury blighted his chances and it was not until 1993 that a feature in The Guardian listed him as Worcestershire's "one to watch", noting his "extremely rapid" bowling. Wylie had a good career based on the other classes of cricket he played, however his extreme potential to be one of the best English bowlers was cut short due to injury. [5]

Wylie also played club cricket for Droitwich Spa in the Midland Combined Counties League. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Alex Wylie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire in 1993". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  3. ↑ "Worcestershire v Middlesex in 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Alex Wylie". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  5. ↑ Weaver, Paul (29 April 1993). "Northants may be ready to fly pennant for first time". The Guardian . reprinted by Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "Review of Midland Combined Counties League action from the 5th July". Cricinfo. 9 July 1997. Retrieved 29 May 2007.


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