Bailey Wightman

Bailey John Wightman (born 16 June 1999) is an English-born Australian cricketer.[3] He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against Sussex on 12 July 2021 in the 2021 County Championship. Wightman made his debut as a second-day replacement for Nathan Gilchrist who had been asked to self-isolate following a close contact testing positive for COVID-19.[4][5][6] Wightman was the sixth Kent debutant in the match. Five other players made their debut on the first day of the match, following another member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19, which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate.[7] As a result, a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects"[8] were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county.[9][10]

Bailey Wightman
Personal information
Full name
Bailey John Wightman
Born (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999[1][2]
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Height198.0 cm (6 ft 6.0 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium[2]
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Cheshire
2021Kent
Only FC12 July 2021 Kent v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0*
Balls bowled 72
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 14 July 2021

Wightman was born at Warwick in 1999 and moved to Australia at the age of nine where he was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide. He plays Grade cricket for Adelaide University Cricket Club, and in March 2020 played for the side in the National Premier T20 Championship.[11] He was awarded a Don Stranks sports scholarship by the university in October 2020.[12]

After appearing for South Australia's under-19 side in 2017, Wightman returned to the United Kingdom during the 2018 northern summer to play for Hyde Cricket Club in Cheshire[1] and, later in the season, Bradford Premier League cricket for Bradford and Bingley Cricket Club in Yorkshire.[13][14][15] He appeared for Cheshire County Cricket Club in the 2018 Minor Counties Championship and for Worcestershire's Second XI[3][14] before playing for South Australia's emerging cricketers side during the southern summer.[12] In 2019 he played for Bradford and Bingley and was signed to a short-term contract by Warwickshire County Cricket Club as cover for the injured Liam Norwell. Wightman played for Warwickshire's Second XI but did not make an appearance in the first team.[13][14] In 2021 he played for Derbyshire's Second XI before appearing in four matches for Kent's Second XI ahead of his first-class debut, having played club cricket for Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club in the Kent Cricket League during the season.[3][4][7][16]

References
  1. Young quick the man for Hyde, Hyde Cricket and Tennis Club, 28 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. Bailey Wightman, Wisden online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. Bailey Wightman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2021. (subscription required).
  4. "Covid chaos continues for Kent as Nathan Gilchrist goes into self-isolation". The Cricketer. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. Club statement: COVID-19 testing update 12/07/21, Kent County Cricket Club, 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. County Championship: Kent's Nathan Gilchrist forced to withdraw from Sussex match, BBC Sport, 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. Panting, Matthew (12 July 2021). "Kent bowler Nathan Gilchrist withdrawn from Sussex game due to self-isolation". Kent Online. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. "Club statement: COVID-19 Testing". Kent County Cricket Club. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. Sussex on top despite Jas Singh four-for on debut for Covid-weakened Kent, CricInfo, 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. "Kent forced to pick new squad for Sussex fixture following positive Covid test". ESPN Cricinfo. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. "Club cricket's best to be crowned in Adelaide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. Emery J (2020) Congratulations to our 2020 Scholarship Recipients, Adelaide University Sport, 28 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. Liam Norwell: Warwickshire fast bowler to miss rest of season with hamstring injury, BBC Sport, 27 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. Rawlings T (2019) Warwickshire Bears move fast to find cover after Norwell KO, Birmingham Mail, 28 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  15. Club in winter 2019: Bradford & Bingley, Bradford Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. "Tunbridge Wells 'excited to play competitive cricket again' as Kent Premier League season gets underway". In Your Area. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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