Full Name

Adam Jack Aubrey Wheater

Born

February 13, 1990, Whipps Cross Hospital, London

Age

34y 35d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

RELATIONS

(brother)

Adam Wheater finally won the battle to become Essex's first-choice gloveman a decade after he debuted as an 18-year-old. His route had initially been blocked by James Foster, leading to a move to Hampshire in 2013, where he developed markedly as a batsman; but he lost the wicketkeeping role on the south coast and soon headed back to Essex, going on to help his boyhood club to Championship success in 2017 and 2019, as well as a maiden T20 title.

Wheater emerged through the Essex academy and Millfield School as an impressive wicketkeeper-batsman. He represented England Under-19s and found a place in Essex's Championship side in 2011, averaging 42, including 164 against Northants, but quickly found his progress checked. He caught Hampshire's attention in July 2012 when he made 98 off 111 balls to very nearly pull off a chase of 360 for Essex at Chelmsford in the Championship. The following year, he was playing for Hampshire, having bought out his contract at Essex.

He made three first-class centuries in his first season, but his glovework came under much scrutiny because of the presence of Michael Bates - one of the most talented wicketkeepers in the country - and he ended the summer playing only as a batsman. The trend continued for a while in 2014 but Bates couldn't take his chance with the bat, despite improvement, and Wheater eventually took over behind the stumps. He contributed 610 runs at 32.10 to Hampshire's promotion-winning campaign and also made his maiden List A century from just 76 balls on his way to 135 - ironically against Essex at Chelmsford.

Wheater's problematic wicketkeeping resurfaced, though, and he relinquished the gloves to Lewis McManus in 2016. Again asked to play as a specialist, he averaged almost 60, scoring a maiden double-hundred - but Hampshire did not stand in his way when he requested to be released from his contract at the end of the season. Back at Essex, although he started the summer keeping wicket, he was again edged out by Foster as the newly promoted team went on to claim their first Championship title in 25 years. Foster's retirement at the end of 2018, however, left Wheater as the unrivalled No. 1.
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Adam Wheater Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC162234297216204*35.201151762.6512399326928421
List A89725192413528.71193599.43211179345114
T20s1291061617367819.281398124.1704171335129

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC1621248611/861/8686.0021.5024.0000
List A89------------
T20s129------------

Recent Matches of Adam Wheater

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Essex vs Northants14 & 33*0c/0s28-Apr-2022ChelmsfordFC
Essex vs Warwickshire0 & 132c/0s & 0c/0s21-Apr-2022BirminghamFC
Essex vs Somerset4 & 173c/0s & 2c/0s14-Apr-2022TauntonFC
Essex vs Kent370c/0s07-Apr-2022ChelmsfordFC
Essex vs Northants341c/0s & 3c/0s21-Sep-2021ChelmsfordFC

Photos of Adam Wheater

Essex were crowned inaugural BWT champions
Adam Wheater took Essex into a first-innings lead
Adam Wheater's flying catch accounted for Tom Abell
Adam Wheater pulls during his half-century
Adam Wheater steers behind square on the off side
Hamish Rutherford was bowled early in the final