Stu Whittingham

Stuart Whittingham
Personal information
Full name Stuart Gordon Whittingham
Born (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2015 Loughborough MCCU
2016–present Sussex (squad no. 29)
First-class debut 2 April 2015 Loughborough MCCU v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 20
Batting average 6.66
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8*
Balls bowled 1,030
Wickets 19
Bowling average 36.05
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/58
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2016

Stuart Gordon Whittingham (born 10 February 1994) is a Scottish cricketer who plays for Sussex County Cricket Club. Whittingham has also represented Loughborough MCC University and the Scotland Under-19 cricket team. Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed.

Education

Whittingham was educated at Christ's Hospital School,[1] a boarding independent school near the market town of Horsham in West Sussex, followed by Loughborough University.

Career

Whittingham's first recorded match is for the Sussex U-13 team in June 2007. Other Sussex cricket teams he has also represented are Sussex U-15s and U-17s, the Sussex Academy, and the Sussex Second XI; Whittingham has also played non first class matches for Roffey Cricket Club and Loughborough MCC University[2] Whittingham made two appearances for Scotland U-19s in 2013/14, in warmup matches for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and was named in the squad for the tournament.[3][4] Whittingham made his first-class cricket debut for Loughborough MCC University against Hampshire in April 2015. His bowling figures were 1/77 and 0/32.[5][6] Whittingham was awarded a junior professional contract for Sussex for the 2016 English cricket season.[5] He made his first appearance for Sussex in a County Championship match against Derbyshire, taking figures of 2/38. He dismissed Hamish Rutherford and Neil Broom, and also hit Billy Godleman on the helmet.[7][8]

References

  1. "County Cricket Debut for OB Stuart Whittingham". Christ's Hospital School. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "Miscellaneous Matches Played By Stu Whittingham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. "Scotland Youth Matches Played By Stu Whittingham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. "Scotland Under-19s Squad / Players". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 Clark, David (16 November 2015). "Quartet given junior deals at Hove". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. "Hampshire v Loughborough Marylebone Cricket Club University". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. "Hatchett bowls Sussex into strong position". England and Wales Cricket Board. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. "Derbyshire v Sussex". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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