Keith Wheatley

Keith James Wheatley (born 20 January 1946) is a former English first-class cricketer who played as an all-rounder for Hampshire between 1965 and 1970.

Cricket career Wheatley was born at Guildford in January 1946. He was educated at Lord Wandsworth College, where he played for the college cricket team. Wheatley made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Leicestershire during the 1965 Bournemouth Cricket Week. He established himself in the Hampshire side in 1966, making 23 appearances. As an all-rounder, he took 31 wickets with his off break bowling in 1966, at an average of 28.80; as a consequence of the Test and County Cricket Board introducing a 65 overs limit to the first innings of some matches, Wheatley did not bowl in the first innings of any restricted matches in 1966. The following season he made twenty first-class appearances, though was less effective with his off break bowling, taking 11 wickets at 34.09. In 1968, his appearances in first-class cricket amounted to eleven, with 7 wickets; With the ball, he took 69 wickets at 28.31. In one-day cricket, he made ten appearances though he did not bowl;

Outside of cricket, Wheatley was president of Farnham Golf Club and organised cricket matches between its members and the Southern Professional Cricketers Golf Society, which was made up of past and present cricketers. He later succeeded Mike Barnard as organiser of the annual reunion of past Hampshire players.