Stephen James Wheeler (born 16 October 1986) is an English cricketer. Wheeler is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Frimley, Surrey.

Stephen Wheeler
Personal information
Full name
Stephen James Wheeler
Born (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 38)
Frimley, Surrey, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentBerkshire
2007Loughborough UCCE
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 33
Batting average 8.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13
Balls bowled 412
Wickets 1
Bowling average 312.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/72
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2011

While studying for his degree at Loughborough University, Wheeler made his first-class debut for Loughborough UCCE against Somerset in 2007. He made a further two first-class appearances for the team in 2007, against Worcestershire and Yorkshire.[1] In his three first-class matches, he scored 33 runs at an average of 8.25, with a high score of 13.[2] With the ball, he took a single wicket, which came at an overall cost of 312 runs.[3] Wheeler consequently has a first-class bowling average of 312.00, which is the worst by an Englishman and third-worst of all time – only two Indian players, Krishna Kumar (375.00) and Ashok Malhotra (347.00), have higher first-class averages.[4]

Wheeler later made his debut for Berkshire in the 2010 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Norfolk. To date, he has made six appearances each in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Stephen Wheeler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stephen Wheeler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Stephen Wheeler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  4. ^ Records / First-class matches / Bowling records / Worst career bowling average (without qualification) – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Stephen Wheeler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Stephen Wheeler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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