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Richard Kingscote Whiley (born 10 October 1935) is a former English cricketer. Whiley was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire and educated at Malvern College.

Whiley made a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against the touring Pakistanis at the College Ground, Cheltenham in 1954. In this match he batted twice, scoring 7 not out and 4 not out, in what was a drawn match. This was his only major appearance for Gloucestershire. Four years later, while studying at Brasenose College, Oxford, he made a single first-class appearance for Oxford University Cricket Club against Lancashire at University Parks, Oxford. In the Oxford first-innings, Whiley was dismissed for 4 runs by Roy Tattersall, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler, with a low scoring encounter ending in a draw.

In 1964, Whiley made his debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1964 to 1967, making a total of 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances.

References

1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Whiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
2. "Gloucestershire v Pakistanis, 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
3. "Oxford University v Lancashire, 1958". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Whiley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

External links

• Richard Whiley at ESPNcricinfo
• Richard Whiley at CricketArchive

• 1935 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Gloucester
• People educated at Malvern College
• Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Gloucestershire cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Dorset cricketers