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Full name | Robert Giles Lenthall Cheatle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Paddington, London, England | 31 July 1953|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Lauren Cheatle (daughter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1980–1983 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974–1979 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,16 July 2012 |
Robert Giles Lenthall Cheatle (born 31 July 1953) is a former English cricketer. Cheatle was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Paddington,London [1] and is the father of Australian cricketer Lauren Cheatle. [2]
Having played for the Sussex Second XI since 1972, [3] Cheatle made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in the 1974 County Championship,in what was his only appearance in that season. [4] In the 1975 County Championship he made two first-class appearances against Middlesex and Hampshire, [4] claiming his maiden wicket against Hampshire when he dismissed Barry Richards. [5] In the 1976 County Championship,he made three first-class appearances against Leicestershire,Essex and Kent. [4] It was against Kent that he took his maiden five wicket haul,taking figures of 6/54 in Kent's second-innings. [6]
In the following season,Cheatle became a regular in the Sussex first eleven,making eleven County Championship appearances, [4] taking 23 wickets at an average of 29.17, [7] which included best figures of 5/9 against Warwickshire,which helped Sussex to an innings victory. [8] It was in this same season that he made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1977 John Player League,with him making six further appearances during the tournament. [9] taking 8 wickets at an average of 15.25,with best figures of 4/33. [10] In the 1978 County Championship,he made fifteen first-class appearances,taking 24 wickets,though at a high average than in his previous season,with these wickets coming at an average of 40.33,with best figures of 4/89. [7] This season also saw Cheatle make what would be his highest score in first-class cricket the bat,with 49 against Kent. [11] He also gained an extended run in Sussex's one-day (List A) team,making 24 appearances in total across the Benson &Hedges Cup,John Player League and Gillette Cup, [9] taking 19 wickets at an average of 26.78,with best figures of 2/15. [7] He played in the final of the Gillette Cup at Lord's in that season against Somerset,with him taking the wickets of Brian Rose and Peter Roebuck,finishing with figures of 2/50 from his twelve overs. Sussex won the match by 5 wickets. [12] [13]
The 1979 season was Cheatle's last with Sussex. He made eight first-class appearances in that season,with six appearances coming in the County Championship. [4] He took 21 wickets at an average of 22.23,with best figures of 6/32. [7] One of two five wicket hauls he took in that season,these figures came against Yorkshire. [14] He also made sixteen List A appearances in his final season,again spread over appearances in the Benson &Hedges Cup and John Player League,though he did not feature in the Gillette Cup. [9] He took 17 wickets in these sixteen matches,which came at an average of 26.82,with best figures of 3/28. [10] In total Cheatle made forty first-class appearances for Sussex,scoring 276 runs at a batting average of 12.54. [15] With the ball,he took 77 wickets at an average of 31.28,with best figures of 6/32,one of four five wickets hauls he would take for the county. [16] In List A cricket,he 183 runs at an average of 20.33,with a high score of 18 not out. [17] With the ball,he took 44 wickets at an average of 24.70,with best figures of 4/33. [18]
He joined Surrey for the 1980 season,making his first-class debut for the county against Hampshire at The Oval in that season's County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances in 1980, [4] taking 23 wickets in his debut season at an average of 28.65,with best figures of 5/28. [7] He took two five wicket hauls in this season,with his best figures coming against his former county. [19] In List A cricket,his debut for the county in that format came against Kent in the Benson &Hedges Cup. He made fifteen List A appearances in his debut season with Surrey, [9] taking 22 wickets at an average of 20.81,with best figures of 4/34. [10] He made just one first-class appearance in 1982,against Cambridge University at Fenner's, [4] as well as making a single List A appearance against Leicestershire in the John Player League,which was to be his final appearance in List A cricket. [9] In 1982,he appeared four times in first-class cricket,appearing against Sussex,Lancashire,Middlesex and Kent in the County Championship. He made a single and final first-class appearance in the following season against Oxford University at The Oval. [4] In total,he made twenty first-class appearances for the county,scoring 62 runs at an average of 15.50,with a high score of 27 not out. [15] With the ball,he took 27 wickets at an average of 33.11,with best figures of 5/28,one of two five wicket hauls he took. [16]
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