Full name Alexander George Wharf
Born June 4, 1975, Bradford, Yorkshire
Current age 44 years 190 days
Major teams England, Glamorgan, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire
Nickname Gangster
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Other Umpire
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Thomas Danby College
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 13 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9.50 | 28 | 67.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 121 | 184 | 29 | 3570 | 128* | 23.03 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 0 | ||||
List A | 155 | 109 | 22 | 1411 | 72 | 16.21 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 34 | 20 | 7 | 157 | 19 | 12.07 | 130 | 120.76 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs | 13 | 13 | 584 | 428 | 18 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 23.77 | 4.39 | 32.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 121 | 16825 | 10941 | 293 | 6/59 | 37.34 | 3.90 | 57.4 | 5 | 1 | |||
List A | 155 | 6497 | 5552 | 192 | 6/5 | 6/5 | 28.91 | 5.12 | 33.8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s | 34 | 32 | 644 | 1028 | 39 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 26.35 | 9.57 | 16.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | England v India at Nottingham, Sep 1, 2004 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v England at Centurion, Feb 13, 2005 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1994 |
Last First-class | Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Derby, Sep 2-5, 2008 scorecard |
List A debut | 1994 |
Last List A | Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Birmingham, Jul 19, 2009 scorecard |
T20s debut | Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Gloucestershire v Glamorgan at Bristol, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
ODI debut | England v Australia at Cardiff, Jun 16, 2018 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Pakistan at Nottingham, May 17, 2019 scorecard |
ODI matches | 3 |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | ICC World XI v West Indies at Lord's, May 31, 2018 scorecard |
Last T20I | Ireland v Namibia at Dubai (DSC), Nov 2, 2019 scorecard |
T20I matches | 19 |
T20I statistics |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0/57, 2, 0/3 | Glam 2nd XI | v Durham 2nd | Cardiff | 19 Aug 2009 | Other |
0/55, 9 | Glam 2nd XI | v Durham 2nd | Cardiff | 18 Aug 2009 | Other OD |
42, 0/15, 21, 0/16 | Glam 2nd XI | v Lancs 2nd XI | Liverpool | 12 Aug 2009 | Other |
22, 0/5 | Glam 2nd XI | v Lancs 2nd XI | Liverpool | 11 Aug 2009 | Other OD |
- | Glamorgan | v Warwickshire | Birmingham | 19 Jul 2009 | LA |
2/16 | Glam 2nd XI | v Yorks 2nd XI | Barnsley | 15 Jul 2009 | Other |
3/34, 17 | Glam 2nd XI | v Yorks 2nd XI | Barnsley | 14 Jul 2009 | Other OD |
1/37 | Glamorgan | v Gloucs | Bristol | 28 Jun 2009 | T20 |
0/19, 1 | Glamorgan | v Northants | Cardiff | 26 Jun 2009 | T20 |
0/25, 15 | Glamorgan | v Worcs | Worcester | 24 Jun 2009 | T20 |
Alex Wharf had his first taste of county cricket with Yorkshire in 1994. As a youngster, Wharf was a member of the Yorkshire Academy, but found his first-team opportunities restricted, and joined Nottinghamshire in 1997. In his opening match for their 2nd XI, he confirmed his abilities as a batsman with an unbeaten century. Despite several useful performances, Wharf was released by Nottinghamshire in 1999, and moved to Glamorgan. He proved to be a very shrewd signing, and deservedly won his county cap towards the end of the 2000 season. He marked his Glamorgan debut with a hundred against Oxford University, and his 101 not out against Northants was a vital ingredient in Glamorgan's 144-run victory. That same season he picked up 37 wickets, including a career-best 5 for 68, at an average of just over 25, and would have taken even more had he not been hampered by injury. He also bowled several important spells in one-day games, most notably in the Benson & Hedges Cup semi-final against Surrey, and was chosen as Glamorgan's Young Player of the Year. A persistent heel injury restricted his appearances for a while, but after successful seasons in 2003 and 2004, Wharf was called up to the England one-day side - and made an immediate mark against India at Trent Bridge, taking the wicket of Sourav Ganguly with his fifth ball and striking twice more in an impressive opening spell. After this Wharf faded from the international scene due to a combination of injuries, loss of form and not being good enough. He toured the West Indies with England A in 2005-06 but had a poor domestic season and faded from the scene before a long-standing knee injury forced him to retire at the end of the 2009 season.
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