Full name Adam Jack Aubrey Wheater
Born February 13, 1990, Whipps Cross Hospital, London
Current age 30 years 346 days
Major teams Badureliya Sports Club, Cambridge MCCU, England Under-19s, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Essex Under-17s, Hampshire, Matabeleland Tuskers
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relation Brother - TP Wheater
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 144 | 211 | 28 | 6664 | 204* | 36.41 | 10336 | 64.47 | 12 | 37 | 864 | 68 | 254 | 17 |
List A | 80 | 65 | 5 | 1713 | 135 | 28.55 | 1759 | 97.38 | 2 | 9 | 158 | 28 | 41 | 12 |
T20s | 119 | 96 | 16 | 1527 | 78 | 19.08 | 1241 | 123.04 | 0 | 4 | 149 | 32 | 44 | 24 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 144 | 1 | 24 | 86 | 1 | 1/86 | 1/86 | 86.00 | 21.50 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 119 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Cambridge UCCE v Essex at Cambridge, Apr 12-14, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | Somerset v Essex at Lord's, Sep 23-27, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | Northamptonshire v Essex at Northampton, Jul 25, 2010 scorecard |
Last List A | Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jun 14, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Essex v Kent at Chelmsford, Jun 1, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20s | Essex v Surrey at Chelmsford, Sep 11, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2c/0s, 26*, 0c/0s, 14* | Essex | v Somerset | Lord's | 23 Sep 2020 | FC |
63, 0c/0s | Essex | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 11 Sep 2020 | T20 |
5c/0s, 83*, 1c/1s | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 6 Sep 2020 | FC |
0c/0s, 13* | Essex | v Kent | The Oval | 5 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0c/0s, 10 | Essex | v Middlesex | Lord's | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
17, 0c/0s | Essex | v Hampshire | Chelmsford | 1 Sep 2020 | T20 |
32, 0c/0s | Essex | v Surrey | The Oval | 30 Aug 2020 | T20 |
0c/0s | Essex | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 27 Aug 2020 | T20 |
- | Essex | v Hampshire | Arundel | 22 Aug 2020 | FC |
1c/0s, 6, 2c/1s, 14 | Essex | v Sussex | Hove | 15 Aug 2020 | FC |
Adam Wheater finally won the battle to become Essex's first-choice gloveman a decade after he debuted as an 18-year-old. His route had initially been blocked by James Foster, leading to a move to Hampshire in 2013, where he developed markedly as a batsman; but he lost the wicketkeeping role on the south coast and soon headed back to Essex, going on to help his boyhood club to Championship success in 2017 and 2019, as well as a maiden T20 title.