- Alex Wakely
Alex George Wakely (born
3 November 1988 inHammersmith ,London ) is an Englishcricket er who currently plays for Northamptonshire and is the current captain of the England under-19s. He is a right-hand batsman and bowls off-breaks.In 2004 Wakely scored 81* on his Northamptonshire Second XI debut aged just 15. During England under-19s tour of Sri Lanka in 2006/07 he scored England's only century of the tri-nation series with 108 from 140 balls against Sri Lanka. In July 2007 he made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Somerset he made scores of 38 and 66, as well as taking two wickets including that of
Marcus Trescothick [ [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/107/107741.html Somerset v Northamptonshire, County Championship 2007] ,CricketArchive , Retrieved on17 January 2008 ] . He played three more first-class matches in 2007 but after scoring 55 against Nottinghamshire he managed only single figure scores in his last five innings.In August he scored a century on his 'Test' debut for England under-19s against Pakistan. On
1 October 2007 he was selected as England under-19s captain for the 2008 World Cup [ [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/313229.html Wakely to lead England Under-19 at World Cup] ,Cricinfo , Retrieved on17 January 2008 ] .References
External links
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/299014.html Cricinfo Interview]
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/23506.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/64/64180/64180.html CricketArchive Profile]
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