Brad Wheal
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Thomas James Wheal
Born (1996-08-28) 28 August 1996
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 57)26 January 2016 v Hong Kong
Last ODI21 May 2019 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.58
T20I debut (cap 43)30 January 2016 v Hong Kong
Last T20I21 October 2022 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentHampshire (squad no. 58)
2021–2022London Spirit
2022Gloucestershire (on loan)
2022Warwickshire (on loan)
2023Trent Rockets
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 13 17 46 32
Runs scored 16 5 402 80
Batting average 4.00 5.00 11.16 7.27
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 14 2* 46* 18*
Balls bowled 687 356 6,278 1,493
Wickets 23 17 109 55
Bowling average 22.08 28.64 33.65 23.65
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/34 3/20 6/51 5/47
Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/– 15/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2023

Bradley Thomas James Wheal (born 28 August 1996) is a cricketer who plays for Hampshire and has been called up to represent Scotland. He is a right-handed fast medium bowler who bats right-handed. He made his One Day International debut for Scotland against the 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

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

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

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]

References

  1. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 17th Match: Hong Kong v Scotland at Mong Kok, Jan 26, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Scotland tour of Hong Kong, 1st T20I: Hong Kong v Scotland at Mong Kok, Jan 30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. Walter, Simon (11 April 2015). "Wheal could make Hants debut as pair are ruled out". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. "Scotland name Brad Wheal in squad for Hong Kong tour in January". BBC Sport. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. "Scotland call up Wheal for HK tour". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  7. "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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