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]
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| Full name | Matthew Jeffrey Allen Whiley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1980 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Nottinghamshire Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Matthew Whiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
External links
edit- Matthew Whiley at ESPNcricinfo
- Matthew Whiley at CricketArchive