Alex Wharf
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Full name | Alexander George Wharf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bradford, England | 4 June 1975|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Gangster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler, umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 183) | 1 September 2004 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 13 February 2005 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2009 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tests umpired | 2 (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODIs umpired | 8 (2018–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20Is umpired | 26 (2018–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 September 2021 |
Alexander George Wharf (born 4 June 1975)[1] is a former English ODI cricketer and a first-class cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium bowler, who ended his career with the Welsh side Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is now an umpire.
Domestic career[]
Wharf commenced his first-class cricketing career with Yorkshire in 1994, and played seven such matches for the county until 1997.[1] He later joined Nottinghamshire, before moving to Glamorgan in 2000.
Wharf announced his retirement from cricket during the 2009 County Championship, after failing to recover from a long-term injury. In 2010, Wharf played in the South Wales Premier Cricket League for Sully Centurians.[2]
International career[]
He never played Test cricket, but made his England One Day International debut at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, against India in 2004. Altogether he won 13 ODI caps.
Umpiring career[]
In 2011, he was added to the England and Wales Cricket Board list of reserve umpires, alongside the late Russell Evans and Billy Taylor.[2]
Along with Rob Bailey, he was one of the two onfield umpires for the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge match played at Lord's on 31 May 2018.[3] The next month, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between England and Australia, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on 16 June 2018.[4]
In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[5] In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[6] In June 2021, Wharf was named as the fourth official for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final.[7] In August 2021, in the third match between England and India, Wharf stood in his first Test match as an umpire.[8]
See also[]
- List of Test cricket umpires
- List of One Day International cricket umpires
- List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References[]
- ^ a b Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ a b "Umpires list - 2011". www.ecb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "ICC World XI tour of England at London, May 31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Alex Wharf to umpire his first One-Day International in Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Match officials for ICC World Test Championship Final announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "India vs England third Test: Umpire Alex Wharf had dismissed Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid on debut". New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1975 births
- Living people
- English cricketers
- England One Day International cricketers
- Yorkshire cricketers
- Nottinghamshire cricketers
- Glamorgan cricketers
- Cricketers from Bradford
- English cricket umpires
- English Test cricket umpires
- English One Day International cricket umpires
- English Twenty20 International cricket umpires
- English cricketers of 1969 to 2000
- English cricketers of the 21st century