Robert Whitley

Robert Whitley

Personal information
Full name	Robert Thomas Whitley
Born	1837 Pimlico, London, England
Died	26 October 1887 (aged 49/50) Fulham, London, England
Batting style	Unknown
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1873	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 8 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
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, 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

1. "First-Class Matches played by Robert Whitley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
2. "Nottinghamshire v Surrey, 1873". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

External links

• Robert Whitley at ESPNcricinfo
• Robert Whitley at CricketArchive