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James Whitaker (cricketer)

English cricketer

Summary

English cricketer

Field	Value
name	James Whitaker
country	England
fullname	John James Whitaker
birth_date
birth_place	Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
batting	Right-handed
bowling	Right-arm off break
role	Batsman
international	true
onetest	true
testdebutdate	12 December
testdebutyear	1986
testdebutagainst	Australia
testcap	524
odidebutdate	2 April
odidebutyear	1987
odidebutagainst	India
odicap	95
lastodidate	7 April
lastodiyear	1987
lastodiagainst	Pakistan
club1	Leicestershire
year1	1983–1999
columns	4
column1	Test
matches1	1
runs1	11
bat avg1	11.00
100s/50s1	0/0
top score1	11
deliveries1	–
wickets1	–
bowl avg1	–
fivefor1	–
tenfor1	–
best bowling1	–
catches/stumpings1	1/–
column2	ODI
matches2	2
runs2	48
bat avg2	48.00
100s/50s2	0/0
top score2	44*
deliveries2	–
wickets2	–
bowl avg2	–
fivefor2	–
tenfor2	–
best bowling2	–
catches/stumpings2	1/–
column3	FC
matches3	315
runs3	17,198
bat avg3	38.56
100s/50s3	38/80
top score3	218
deliveries3	178
wickets3	2
bowl avg3	134.00
fivefor3	0
tenfor3	0
best bowling3	1/29
catches/stumpings3	172/–
column4	LA
matches4	282
runs4	7,770
bat avg4	32.37
100s/50s4	6/47
top score4	155
deliveries4	26
wickets4	0
bowl avg4	–
fivefor4	–
tenfor4	–
best bowling4	–
catches/stumpings4	66/–
date	1 January
year	2012
source	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22392.html Cricinfo

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | catches/stumpings1 = 1/– | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | catches/stumpings2 = 1/– | 100s/50s3 = 38/80 | catches/stumpings3 = 172/– | 100s/50s4 = 6/47 | catches/stumpings4 = 66/–

John James Whitaker (born 5 May 1962) is an English former cricketer, who played in one Test and two ODIs for England in 1986–7.

Life and career

Whitaker was educated at Uppingham School and spent his whole career with Leicestershire County Cricket Club, and captained them from 1996 until he retired in 1999. In 1986, Whitaker was the leading English batsman in the national batting averages with 1,526 runs at 66 apiece, and was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1987. He was selected to go on the 1986-87 Ashes tour. He started the tour well, scoring a hundred against South Australia in a tour match, and played one Test in Adelaide when Ian Botham was out injured.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-australia-1986-87-61719/australia-vs-england-3rd-test-63446/full-scorecard

Whitaker was one of his county's most successful first-class captains, leading Leicestershire to their second County Championship in 1996, scoring 1046 runs at 58.11 that season, and also making his highest first-class score, 218, that year, in a match against Yorkshire. Whitaker also started the 1998 season, when Leicestershire also emerged as county champions, as captain, although he played little that season due to injury, the team being led on the field by Chris Lewis and Phil Simmons.

He later became the coach and director of cricket at the club, before leaving in 2005. On 18 January 2008, Geoff Miller took over from David Graveney as the national selector, heading up a four-man panel which included Peter Moores, Whitaker and Ashley Giles. He was England's chairman of selectors from 2013 to 2018.

References

Bateman, Colin. (1993). "If The Cap Fits". Tony Williams Publications.
"Wisden - James Whitaker".
"Full scorecard of South Australia vs England XI, Tour Match 1986-7". [[ESPNCricinfo]].
"County Championship Batting Averages". [[ESPNCricinfo]].
"Yorkshire v Leicestershire at Bradford, 20-4 June 1996". [[ESPNCricinfo]].
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7196029.stm ''Graveney axed as England selector''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 18 January 2008

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