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Alex Wharf      

Full name Alexander George Wharf

Born June 4, 1975, Bradford, Yorkshire

Current age 34 years 160 days

Major teams England, Glamorgan, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire

Nickname Gangster

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Height 6 ft 4 in

Education Thomas Danby College

Alexander George Wharf
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 13 5 3 19 9 9.50 28 67.85 0 0 0 1 1 0
First-class 121 184 29 3570 128* 23.03 6 14 63 0
List A 155 109 22 1411 72 16.21 0 1 42 0
Twenty20 33 20 7 157 19 12.07 130 120.76 0 0 12 6 5 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
ODIs 13 13 584 428 18 4/24 4/24 23.77 4.39 32.4 1 0 0
First-class 121 16825 10941 293 6/59 37.34 3.90 57.4 5 1
List A 155 6497 5552 192 6/5 6/5 28.91 5.12 33.8 7 1 0
Twenty20 33 32 644 1028 39 4/39 4/39 26.35 9.57 16.5 2 0 0
Career statistics
ODI debut England v India at Nottingham, Sep 1, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI South Africa v England at Centurion, Feb 13, 2005 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1994
Last First-class Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Derby, Sep 2-5, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 1994
Last List A Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Birmingham, Jul 19, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Gloucestershire v Glamorgan at Bristol, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard
Profile

Alex Wharf had his first taste of county cricket with Yorkshire in 1994. As a youngster, Wharf was a member of the Yorkshire Academy, but found his first-team opportunities restricted, and joined Nottinghamshire in 1997. In his opening match for their 2nd XI, he confirmed his abilities as a batsman with an unbeaten century. Despite several useful performances, Wharf was released by Nottinghamshire in 1999, and moved to Glamorgan. He proved to be a very shrewd signing, and deservedly won his county cap towards the end of the 2000 season. He marked his Glamorgan debut with a hundred against Oxford University, and his 101 not out against Northants was a vital ingredient in Glamorgan's 144-run victory. That same season he picked up 37 wickets, including a career-best 5 for 68, at an average of just over 25, and would have taken even more had he not been hampered by injury. He also bowled several important spells in one-day games, most notably in the Benson & Hedges Cup semi-final against Surrey, and was chosen as Glamorgan's Young Player of the Year. A persistent heel injury restricted his appearances for a while, but after successful seasons in 2003 and 2004, Wharf was called up to the England one-day side - and made an immediate mark against India at Trent Bridge, taking the wicket of Sourav Ganguly with his fifth ball and striking twice more in an impressive opening spell. After this Wharf faded from the international scene due to a combination of injuries, loss of form and not being good enough. He toured the West Indies with England A in 2005-06 but had a poor domestic season and faded from the scene before a long-standing knee injury forced him to retire at the end of the 2009 season.
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May 1, 2008

Alex Wharf takes a blow during his innings, Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, County Championship, Bristol, May 1, 2008

Alex Wharf takes a blow during his innings

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Feb 11, 2005

Herschelle Gibbs carried South Africa's innings with an unbeaten 103 in the sixth one-day international at Durban, South Africa v England, February 11, 2005

Herschelle Gibbs carried South Africa's innings with an unbeaten 103 in the sixth one-day international at Durban

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Feb 11, 2005

Alex Wharf leaps in triumph as Graeme Smith falls early, in the sixth one-day international at Durban, South Africa v England, February 11, 2005

Alex Wharf leaps in triumph as Graeme Smith falls early, in the sixth one-day international at Durban

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3rd T20I: WI Women v Eng Women at Basseterre
Nov 12 (10:00 local, 14:00 GMT)
1st T20I: South Africa v England at Johannesburg
Nov 13 (18:00 local, 16:00 GMT)
2nd T20I: South Africa v England at Centurion
Nov 15 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
Sth Africa A v England XI at Potchefstroom
Nov 17 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
1st ODI: South Africa v England at Johannesburg
Nov 20 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
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