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.
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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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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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
editWheal 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
editWheal 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
editWheal 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)