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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]

John Wheatley

John Wheatley in 1940
Personal information
Born	(1860-01-08)8 January 1860 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 April 1962(1962-04-19) (aged 102) Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1882–1904	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 12 Runs scored 254 Batting average 13.36 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 53 Balls bowled Wickets 3 Bowling average 18.33 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2/27 Catches/stumpings 3/2
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2018

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 2021, he is the eighth-oldest.

See also

• Lists of oldest cricketers
• List of centenarians (sportspeople)

References

External links

• John Wheatley at ESPNcricinfo

Preceded by Unknown

Oldest living first-class cricketer ? – 19 April 1962

Succeeded by Edward English

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