David Wenlock

David Alan Wenlock (born 16 April 1959) is a former English cricketer. Wenlock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.

David Wenlock
Personal information
Full name
David Alan Wenlock
Born (1959-04-16) 16 April 1959
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19851986Staffordshire
19801982Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 10 33
Runs scored 148 162
Batting average 16.44 9.69
100s/50s /1 /
Top score 62 11
Balls bowled 486 1,200
Wickets 7 32
Bowling average 38.28 26.37
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/50 3/32
Catches/stumpings 3/ 7/
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2011

Wenlock made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1980. He 9 further first-class appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1992 County Championship.[1] He scored 148 runs in his 10 first-class matches, at an average of 16.44, with a high score of 62.[2] This score, his only first-class half century, came against the touring Sri Lankans in 1981.[3] With the ball, he took 7 wickets at bowling average of 38.28, with best figures of 3/50.[4] He made his List A debut for Leicestershire in the 1980 John Player League against Sussex. He made 31 further List A appearances for Leicestershire, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1982 John Player League.[5] In his 33 limited-overs appearances for the county, he scored 126 runs at an average of 10.50, with a high score of 22.[6] With the ball, he took 32 wickets at an average of 24.96, with best figures of 3/32.[7]

He later joined Staffordshire, making his debut for the county against Hertfordshire in the 1985 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire in 1985 and 1986, making 2 appearances each in the Minor Counties Championship[8] and MCCA Knockout Trophy.[9] He made his only List A appearance for Staffordshire against Nottinghamshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy.[5] In this match, he was dismissed for a duck by Kevin Saxelby, while with the ball he bowled 12 wicket-less overs for the cost of 45 runs.[10]

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. "Sri Lankans v Leicestershire, 1981". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. "List A Matches played by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  6. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  7. "ListA Bowling For Each Team by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  8. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  9. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by David Wenlock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  10. "Nottinghamshire v Staffordshire, 1985 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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