Adam Jack Aubrey Wheater (born 13 February 1990) is an English former

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er who played for

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. He was a right-handed

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who played as a

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Career

Wheater was born at

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in 1990 and educated at

Millfield School Millfield is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding s ...

and at

Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public research university in the region of East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins date back to the Cambridge School of Art (CSA), founded by William John Beamont, a Fellow of Trinity College at the Unive ...

.Adam Wheater
CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023. He made two appearances in the non-first-class Pro ARCH Trophy in March 2008 against the

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, and made his first-class debut for Essex against Cambridge UCCE the following month. Wheater spent the first few seasons of his professional career at Essex as understudy to James Foster. Wheater spent the winter of 2010/11 playing for Zimbabwean franchise

Matabeleland Tuskers The Matabeleland Tuskers is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in the Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North area. They play their home matches at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. They were ...

. He made his maiden first-class century for the Tuskers during his spell. On his return, he was picked as a specialist batsman twice in CB40 games for Essex with Foster in the same team. Wheater fielded at slip or point while Foster, being the senior and superior gloveman, kept wicket. Frustrated with his lack of wicket-keeping opportunities at Essex, he bought himself out of his contract and moved to Hampshire. There he had a new battle for the gloves, as Michael Bates was a highly rated keeper. Wheater once again found himself sometimes playing as a specialist batsman. After a spell as first-choice wicket-keeper he once again found himself in a battle, this time with Lewis McManus. He then returned to Essex, even though James Foster was still there. He was only sure of his position as first-choice keeper once Foster retired at the end of the 2018 season. In May 2022,

announced that Wheater would retire after the 2022 season.

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*. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheater, Adam 1990 births Living people Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University English cricketers Essex cricketers Matabeleland cricketers Badureliya Sports Club cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Hampshire cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers Wicket-keepers People educated at Millfield People from Leytonstone Cricketers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest