Joe James Weatherley (born 19 January 1997) is an English professional

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er, who plays for

Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class cricket, first-class county cricket, county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the Historic counties of England, historic county of Hamp ...

. Weatherley, who has represented and captained England at under 19 level, is a right-handed batsman and

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. He made his

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debut for Hampshire against Cardiff MCCU in April 2016, going on to make his

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and

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debuts for the club later in the same season.Joe Weatherley

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. Retrieved 2017-03-14. He left

King Edward VI School, Southampton King Edward VI School (also known as King Edward's, or KES) is a selective co-educational private day school founded in Southampton, England, in 1553. The Senior and Sixth Form site is on Hill Lane, Southampton whilst the Preparatory School is ...

in 2015. During the 2015–16 and 2016–17 English off-seasons Weatherley played Adelaide Grade cricket for Woodville, making a career-best score of 220 in January 2017 for the team.Carter S (2015
Weatherley scores his first century on Australian soil
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Southern Daily Echo The ''Southern Daily Echo'', more commonly known as the ''Daily Echo'' or simply ''The Echo'', is a regional tabloid newspaper based in Southampton, covering the county of Hampshire in the United Kingdom. The newspaper is owned by Newsquest, on ...

'', 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2017-03-14.Vimpany NM (2017
Hampshire's Mason Crane claims second seven-wicket haul in as many games
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'', 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-03-14. On 14 March 2017, Weatherley signed on loan for

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

for the 2017 season.Joe Weatherley joins Kent on loan
,

Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ken ...

, 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-03-14.Joe Weatherley: Hampshire batsman signs new deal and agrees Kent season-long loan

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, 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-03-14. He made his debut for the county in their opening County Championship match of 2017 against

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...

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in April.Stevens keeps Kent out of strife after Norwell's inroads

, 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-09. In April 2022, he was bought by the

Southern Brave Southern Brave is a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Southampton. The team represents the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Hampshire and Sussex in the newly founded The Hundred (cricket), The Hundred compet ...

for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

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1997 births Living people English cricketers Hampshire cricketers Cricketers from Winchester Kent cricketers Southern Brave cricketers 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub