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| Full name | Raphael Alexander Weatherall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 2004 Kendal, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 12 April 2024 Northamptonshire v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 debut | 30 May 2024 Northamptonshire v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,26 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raphael Alexander Weatherall (born 24 October 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He made his first-class debut on 12 April 2024 against Middlesex. [1]
Weatherall is the son of Sally (née Philbrook) and Mark Weatheralll,a consultant neurologist,and is the second youngest of their five children. He attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham,and began a law degree at Exeter University in 2023. [2] From 2018 to 2021 he played for Chesham Cricket Club in the Thames Valley Cricket League,but was not selected for the first XI. [3] He was talent-spotted by Northamptonshire in 2021,and subsequently joined their academy. In 2023,he played for the England under-19 team in two youth Test matches and a One Day International against Australia. He signed a two-year professional context with Northamptonshire the same year. [2] [4] After his debut in the County Championship,he took his maiden first-class wicket on 13 April 2024,dismissing Middlesex and former England opener Mark Stoneman. [5] He made his T20 debut on 30 May 2024,against Derbyshire in the T20 Blast. [6] In his first List A game on 24 July 2024,Northamptonshire faced the same opposition in the One-Day Cup. [7]