Matthew Whiley

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Matthew Whiley
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Jeffrey Allen Whiley
Born (1980-05-06) 6 May 1980 (age 40)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
20012003 Leicestershire
19982000 Nottinghamshire
19982000 Nottinghamshire Cricket Board
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches1823
Runs scored7228
Batting average 4.0028.00
100s/50s–/––/–
Top score1614*
Balls bowled2,405860
Wickets 2718
Bowling average 66.5541.83
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling3/602/20
Catches/stumpings 3/–5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2011

Matthew Jeffrey Allen Whiley (born 6 May 1980) is a former English cricketer. Whiley was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He played for Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire during a five-year first-class career. [1]

The Nottingham native, who has one Youth Test match, made his County Championship debut in the 1998 season, though he mostly appeared for the second team between then and 2001. Whiley started appearing more commonly for Leicestershire in April 2001, the season after their promotion from Division Two of the County Championship. He stayed with the first team until 2003, when Leicestershire were relegated and subsequently had a mass-clearout. Whiley was a tail-ending batsman for both his county sides.

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References

  1. "Player profile: Matthew Whiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.