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Born | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia | 8 January 1860||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 April 1962 Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand | (aged 102)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1882–1904 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2018 |
John Wheatley (8 January 1860 – 19 April 1962) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1882 and 1904.[1]
Born in Australia, Wheatley moved to New Zealand when he was 16.[2] A middle-order batsman who also bowled early in his career and occasionally kept wicket later in his career, Wheatley made his highest first-class score of 53 against the touring Queenslanders in 1896–97.[3] In senior competition for his club, Christchurch, in 1879–80, Wheatley took 71 wickets at an average of 4.8.[4]
For some years he was the sole Canterbury selector.[5] He also coached in Christchurch.[6] He died in 1962 at the age of 102 years 101 days, making him the longest-lived first-class cricketer at the time. As of 2023, he is the ninth-oldest.