Robert Whitley
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| Full name | Robert Thomas Whitley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1837 Pimlico, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 1887 (aged 49/50) Fulham, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1873 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Robert Thomas Whitley (1837 – 26 October 1887) was an English cricketer. Whitley's batting style is unknown, though it is known he played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pimlico in London.
Whitley made a single first-class appearance for Surrey in 1873 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.[1] In a match which Nottinghamshire won by six wickets, Whitley scored 5 runs in Surrey's first-innings, before being dismissed by James Shaw. In Surrey's second-innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by the same bowler. He also took two catches behind the stumps, both in Nottinghamshire's second-innings.[2] This was his only first-class appearance.
He died at Fulham, London on 26 October 1887.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Robert Whitley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Surrey, 1873". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.