About Robert Whitley
Lived 1837 – 1887 (aged 49–50). Robert Whitley was a British cricketer.
Robert Thomas Whitley (c. 1837 – 26 October 1887) was an English cricketer. Whitley's batting style is unknown, though it is known he played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pimlico in London.
Whitley made a single first-class appearance for Surrey in 1873 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. In a match which Nottinghamshire won by six wickets, Whitley scored 5 runs in Surrey's first-innings, before being dismissed by James Shaw. In Surrey's second innings, he was dismissed for 3 runs by the same bowler. He also took two catches behind the stumps, both in Nottinghamshire's second-innings. This was his only first-class appearance.
He died at Fulham, London on 26 October 1887.
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Who was Robert Whitley?
English cricketer (1837-1887)
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Robert Whitley was born in 1837 in Pimlico.
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Robert Whitley died on 26 October 1887 in Fulham.
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Robert Whitley was a cricketer.
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Robert Whitley was British.
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