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Full name | Bradley Thomas James Wheal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 28 August 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut(cap 57) | 26 January 2016 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 7 March 2024 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 43) | 30 January 2016 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 21 October 2022 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Hampshire (squad no. 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | →Gloucestershire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | →Warwickshire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | →Glamorgan (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,7 March 2024 |
Bradley Thomas James Wheal (born 28 August 1996) is a cricketer who plays for Hampshire and has been called up to represent Scotland. He is a right-handed fast medium bowler who bats right-handed. He made his One Day International debut for Scotland against the Hong Kong in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 26 January 2016. [1] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Scotland against Hong Kong on 30 January 2016. [2]
Wheal was born in Durban,South Africa,on 28 August 1996 to a Scottish mother. He attended Clifton School in Durban,where he matriculated in December 2014. He began his cricketing career with the Kwazulu-Natal youth teams,where he played up to under-19 level. He also represented the province in youth field hockey. While playing under-19 cricket,he was spotted by Hampshire coach Dale Benkenstein,who is also an assistant coach with the Dolphins in Durban.
Wheal impressed Benkestein and was offered a development contract with Hampshire for the 2015 season due to a shortage of fast bowlers at the county,with only Chris Wood and Tom Barber as available backups to the first team side.
Wheal impressed greatly in pre-season,performing well in games on the tour of Barbados and in a friendly against Kent. A strong performance then against Middlesex 2nd XI for Hampshire's 2nd XI where he took 10 wickets in the match and earned himself a call up to the first team for the match against Middlesex on 17 May 2015. Hampshire batted first in this match where Wheal batted at number 10 finishing 3 not out. In Middlesex's 1st innings Wheal took the wicket of opener Sam Robson for 10 runs by bowling him out. He finished with figures of 1/97 from his 20 overs as Middlesex where bowled out for 362. The match,which was rain affected,would end in a draw.
In April 2022,he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred. [3]
Wheal holds a British passport through his parentage. After joining Hampshire,he expressed an interest in representing England upon fulfilling the residential qualifications. [4]
Wheal is qualified to represent Scotland through his mother. In August 2015 he played for a Scotland XI against MCC at Titwood,Glasgow,taking seven wickets. He was subsequently fast-tracked to selection for the full Scotland team,and in December 2015 was named in the squad for the tour of Hong Kong,that took place the following month. [5] [6]
In September 2021,Wheal was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [7]
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