Richard Kingscote Whiley (born 10 October 1935) is a former English

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er. Whiley was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire and educated at

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. Whiley made a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire against the touring

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at the College Ground, Cheltenham in 1954. In this match he batted twice, scoring 7 not out and 4 not out, in what was a drawn match. This was his only major appearance for Gloucestershire. Four years later, while studying at

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, he made a single first-class appearance for Oxford University Cricket Club against Lancashire at University Parks, Oxford. In the Oxford first-innings, Whiley was dismissed for 4 runs by

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, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by the same bowler, with a low scoring encounter ending in a draw. In 1964, Whiley made his debut for Dorset in the

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against Wiltshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1964 to 1967, making a total of 36 Minor Counties Championship appearances.

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