John Wheatley (cricketer)
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Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
 John Wheatley in 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1860 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 April 1962 (aged 102) Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1882–1904 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Wheatley (8 January 1860 – 19 April 1962) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1882 and 1904.[1]
Born in Australia, Wheatley moved to New Zealand when he was 16.[2] A middle-order batsman who also bowled early in his career and occasionally kept wicket later in his career, Wheatley made his highest first-class score of 53 against the touring Queenslanders in 1896–97.[3] In senior competition for his club, Christchurch, in 1879–80, Wheatley took 71 wickets at an average of 4.8.[4]
For some years he was the sole Canterbury selector.[5] He also coached in Christchurch.[6]
Wheatley worked on the production side of newspapers, retiring in 1925 after 40 years with the Lyttelton Times.[7] He and his wife Isabel had four daughters and a son.[8] He died in 1962 at the age of 102 years 101 days, making him the longest-lived first-class cricketer at the time. As of 2025, he is the eighth-oldest.