Brad Wheal
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| Full name | Bradley Thomas James Wheal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1996 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 57) | 26 January 2016 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 31 October 2024 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 43) | 30 January 2016 v Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 September 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Hampshire (squad no. 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Gloucestershire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Warwickshire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Trent Rockets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Glamorgan (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley Thomas James Wheal (born 28 August 1996) is a South African-born Scottish cricketer who has played for the Scotland national cricket team since 2016. He is a right-handed fast medium bowler who bats right-handed. He has also played for several sides in English county cricket.
Wheal made his One Day International debut for Scotland against Hong Kong in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 26 January 2016.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Scotland against Hong Kong on 30 January 2016.[2]
Early life
[edit]Wheal was born in Durban, South Africa, on 28 August 1996 to a Scottish mother. He attended Clifton School in Durban, where he matriculated in December 2014. He began his cricketing career with the Kwazulu-Natal youth teams, where he played up to under-19 level. He also represented the province in youth field hockey. While playing under-19 cricket, he was spotted by Hampshire coach Dale Benkenstein, who is also an assistant coach with the Dolphins in Durban.
Domestic career
[edit]Wheal impressed Benkestein and was offered a development contract with Hampshire for the 2015 season due to a shortage of fast bowlers at the county, with only Chris Wood and Tom Barber as available backups to the first team side.
Wheal impressed greatly in pre-season, performing well in games on the tour of Barbados and in a friendly against Kent. A strong performance then against Middlesex 2nd XI for Hampshire's 2nd XI where he took 10 wickets in the match and earned himself a call up to the first team for the match against Middlesex on 17 May 2015. Hampshire batted first in this match where Wheal batted at number 10 finishing 3 not out. In Middlesex's 1st innings Wheal took the wicket of opener Sam Robson for 10 runs by bowling him out. He finished with figures of 1/97 from his 20 overs as Middlesex where bowled out for 362. The match, which was rain affected, would end in a draw.
In April 2022, he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[3]
International career
[edit]Wheal holds a British passport through his parentage. After joining Hampshire, he expressed an interest in representing England upon fulfilling the residential qualifications.[4]
Wheal is qualified to represent Scotland through his mother. In August 2015 he played for a Scotland XI against MCC at Titwood, Glasgow, taking seven wickets. He was subsequently fast-tracked to selection for the full Scotland team, and in December 2015 was named in the squad for the tour of Hong Kong, that took place the following month.[5][6]
In September 2021, Wheal was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]
In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 17th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland at Mong Kok, Jan 26, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Scotland tour of Hong Kong, 1st T20I: Hong Kong v Scotland at Mong Kok, Jan 30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Walter, Simon (11 April 2015). "Wheal could make Hants debut as pair are ruled out". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Scotland name Brad Wheal in squad for Hong Kong tour in January". BBC Sport. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Scotland call up Wheal for HK tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Scotland's 15-Player Squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Brad Wheal at ESPNcricinfo
- Brad Wheal at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Scottish cricketers
- Scotland One Day International cricketers
- Scotland Twenty20 International cricketers
- South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Hampshire cricketers
- Cricketers from Durban
- Naturalised citizens of New Zealand
- London Spirit cricketers
- Gloucestershire cricketers
- Warwickshire cricketers
- Glamorgan cricketers