- David Wainwright (Yorkshire cricketer)
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Not to be confused with David Wainwright (Bermudian cricketer).
David Wainwright Personal information Full name David John Wainwright Born 21 March 1985
Pontefract, EnglandNickname Wainers Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Batting style Left-hand Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox Role Bowler Domestic team information Years Team 2004–present Yorkshire (squad no. 29) First-class debut 10 September 2004 Yorkshire v Somerset Last First-class 27 April 2011 Yorkshire v Durham MCCU List A debut 31 July 2005 Yorkshire v Kent Last List A 22 May 2011 Yorkshire v Worcestershire Career statistics Competition FC LA T20 Matches 33 45 25 Runs scored 1,010 150 23 Batting average 34.82 16.66 7.66 100s/50s 2/3 –/– –/– Top score 104* 26 6* Balls bowled 4948 1626 431 Wickets 77 34 21 Bowling average 35.61 38.44 25.00 5 wickets in innings 2 – – 10 wickets in match – n/a n/a Best bowling 6/40 3/26 3/6 Catches/stumpings 10/– 12/– 9/– Source: Espncricinfo.com, 10 July 2011 David John Wainwright (born 21 March 1985, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 2004 and 2011.[1] He is a left arm orthodox spin bowler, who has also played for British Universities and Loughborough UCCE.
Life and career
He was educated at Hemsworth High School and Loughborough University, and is now a full time cricketer.
Standing 5 ft 9 he flights the ball well and, up to the middle of the 2011 season, had taken 77 wickets (for an average of 35.61 runs) in 33 first class matches. A left-handed bat, 'Wainers' has scored 1,010 runs, with a best of 104 not out, averaging 34.82.[2]
He appeared for England as a substitute fielder, during the second Test match against the West Indies, at Headingley in 2007.
In July 2009, Wainwright joined then fellow Yorkshire cricketer, Matthew Hoggard, by signing up with a new sponsor, Woodworm.
In February 2010, Wainwright played for England Lions versus Pakistan A in Dubai. He took three wickets for 26 in the match.
In September 2011, Yorkshire CCC announced that Wainwright has exercised the clause in his contract where he can request to be released, if he is not playing regular first team cricket.[3]
References
- ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ "David Wainwright". Espncricinfo.com. http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/player/23512.html. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Yorkshire Secure Young Talent". Yorkshireccc.com. http://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/yorkshire-secure-young-talent/975. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
External links
Yorkshire County Cricket Club – current squad Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- English cricketers
- Yorkshire cricketers
- People from Pontefract
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- Loughborough University cricketers
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