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Full name Alexander George Wharf
Born June 4, 1975, Bradford, Yorkshire
Current age 33 years 218 days
Major teams England, Glamorgan, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire
Nickname Gangster
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Thomas Danby College

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

ODIs

9.50

67.85

First-class

121

184

3570

128*

23.03

List A

154

109

1411

16.21

Twenty20

137

15.22

100

137.00

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

ODIs

584

428

4/24

23.77

4.39

32.4

First-class

121

16825

10941

293

6/59

37.34

3.90

57.4

List A

154

6497

5552

192

6/5

28.91

5.12

33.8

Twenty20

561

913

4/39

25.36

9.76

15.5

Career statistics

ODI debut

England v India at Nottingham, Sep 1, 2004 scorecard

Last ODI

South Africa v England at Centurion, Feb 13, 2005 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1994

Last First-class

Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Derby, Sep 2-5, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1994

Last List A

Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Durham v Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street, Jul 22, 2008 scorecard

Alex Wharf had his first taste of county cricket with Yorkshire in 1994. As a youngster, Wharf was a member of the Yorkshire Academy, but found his first-team opportunities restricted, and joined Nottinghamshire in 1997. In his opening match for their 2nd XI, he confirmed his abilities as a batsman with an unbeaten century. Despite several useful performances, Wharf was released by Nottinghamshire in 1999, and moved to Glamorgan. He proved to be a very shrewd signing, and deservedly won his county cap towards the end of the 2000 season. He marked his Glamorgan debut with a hundred against Oxford University, and his 101 not out against Northants was a vital ingredient in Glamorgan's 144-run victory. That same season he picked up 37 wickets, including a career-best 5 for 68, at an average of just over 25, and would have taken even more had he not been hampered by injury. He also bowled several important spells in one-day games, most notably in the Benson & Hedges Cup semi-final against Surrey, and was chosen as Glamorgan's Young Player of the Year. A persistent heel injury restricted his appearances for a while, but after successful seasons in 2003 and 2004, Wharf was called up to the England one-day side - and made an immediate mark against India at Trent Bridge, taking the wicket of Sourav Ganguly with his fifth ball and striking twice more in an impressive opening spell. After this Wharf faded from the international scene due to a combination of injuries, loss of form and not being good enough. He toured the West Indies with England A in 2005-06 but had a poor domestic season and was not named in England's provisional squad for the World Cup in 2007.
CricInfo Staff October 2006

May 1, 2008

Alex Wharf takes a blow during his innings © Getty Images

Feb 11, 2005

Herschelle Gibbs carried South Africa's innings with an unbeaten 103 in the sixth one-day international at Durban © Getty Images

Feb 11, 2005

Alex Wharf leaps in triumph as Graeme Smith falls early, in the sixth one-day international at Durban © Getty Images

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