Matthew Whiley
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Matthew Jeffrey Allen Whiley (born 6 May 1980) is a former English
cricket
er. Allen was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium
. He played for Nottinghamshire
and Leicestershire
during a five-year first-class career.
The Nottingham native, who has one Youth Test match under his belt, 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 tailending batsman for both his county sides.
Since cricket Matthew has moved on to make a successful transition into business setting up Global bar consultancy company Fluid Movement. The Same company also owns two award winning cocktails bars in London Called Purl and The Worship St. Whistling Shop. In August this year Matthew married fashion stylist Lucy Hoffman.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Allen was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He played for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
and Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
during a five-year first-class career.
The Nottingham native, who has one Youth Test match under his belt, 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 tailending batsman for both his county sides.
Since cricket Matthew has moved on to make a successful transition into business setting up Global bar consultancy company Fluid Movement. The Same company also owns two award winning cocktails bars in London Called Purl and The Worship St. Whistling Shop. In August this year Matthew married fashion stylist Lucy Hoffman.
External links
- Matthew Whiley at ESPNcricinfo
- Matthew Whiley at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...