John Wheatley (8 January 1860 – 19 April 1962) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1882 and 1904.[1]

Born in Australia, Wheatley moved to New Zealand when he was 16.[2] A middle-order batsman who also bowled early in his career and occasionally kept wicket later in his career, Wheatley made his highest first-class score of 53 against the touring Queenslanders in 1896–97.[3] In senior competition for his club, Christchurch, in 1879–80, Wheatley took 71 wickets at an average of 4.8.[4]

For some years he was the sole Canterbury selector.[5] He also coached in Christchurch.[6]

Wheatley worked on the production side of newspapers, retiring in 1925 after 40 years with the Lyttelton Times.[7] He and his wife Isabel had four daughters and a son.[8] He died in 1962 at the age of 102 years 101 days, making him the longest-lived first-class cricketer at the time. As of 2025, he is the eighth-oldest.

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Wheatley". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ^ Wisden 1963, p. 1037.
  3. ^ "Canterbury v Queensland 1896-97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Christchurch Cricket Club". Lyttelton Times. LIV (6097): 5. 10 September 1880. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ Fowke, Johnny (17 January 1920). "Reminiscences of the sporting world". Star: 8. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Mr J. Wheatley honoured". Press: 4. 9 January 1940. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Cricketer Of Early Days Dies Aged 102". Press: 5. 21 April 1962.
  8. ^ "Deaths". Press: 1. 21 April 1962.
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