Giles Cheatle
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| Full name | Robert Giles Lenthall Cheatle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
31 July 1953 Paddington, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1983 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1979 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Giles Lenthall Cheatle (born 31 July 1953) is a former English cricketer. Cheatle was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Paddington, London.[1]
Sussex
Having played for the Sussex Second XI since 1972,[2] Cheatle made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval in the 1974 County Championship, in what was his only appearance in that season.[3] In the 1975 County Championship he made two first-class appearances against Middlesex and Hampshire,[3] claiming his maiden wicket against Hampshire when he dismissed Barry Richards.[4] In the 1976 County Championship, he made three first-class appearances against Leicestershire, Essex and Kent.[3] It was against Kent that he took his maiden five wicket haul, taking figures of 6/54 in Kent's second-innings.[5]
In the following season, Cheatle became a regular in the Sussex first eleven, making eleven County Championship appearances,[3] taking 23 wickets at an average of 29.17,[6] which included best figures of 5/9 against Warwickshire, which helped Sussex to an innings victory.[7] It was in this same season that he made his List A debut against Somerset in the 1977 John Player League, with him making six further appearances during the tournament.[8] taking 8 wickets at an average of 15.25, with best figures of 4/33.[9] In the 1978 County Championship, he made fifteen first-class appearances, taking 24 wickets, though at a high average than in his previous season, with these wickets coming at an average of 40.33, with best figures of 4/89.[6] This season also saw Cheatle make what would be his highest score in first-class cricket the bat, with 49 against Kent.[10] He also gained an extended run in Sussex's one-day (List A) team, making 24 appearances in total across the Benson & Hedges Cup, John Player League and Gillette Cup,[8] taking 19 wickets at an average of 26.78, with best figures of 2/15.[6] He played in the final of the Gillette Cup at Lord's in that season against Somerset, with him taking the wickets of Brian Rose and Peter Roebuck, finishing with figures of 2/50 from his twelve overs. Sussex won the match by 5 wickets.[11][12]
The 1979 season was Cheatle's last with Sussex. He made eight first-class appearances in that season, with six appearances coming in the County Championship.[3] He took 21 wickets at an average of 22.23, with best figures of 6/32.[6] One of two five wicket hauls he took in that season, these figures came against Yorkshire.[13] He also made sixteen List A appearances in his final season, again spread over appearances in the Benson & Hedges Cup and John Player League, though he did not feature in the Gillette Cup.[8] He took 17 wickets in these sixteen matches, which came at an average of 26.82, with best figures of 3/28.[9] In total Cheatle made forty first-class appearances for Sussex, scoring 276 runs at a batting average of 12.54.[14] With the ball, he took 77 wickets at an average of 31.28, with best figures of 6/32, one of four five wickets hauls he would take for the county.[15] In List A cricket, he 183 runs at an average of 20.33, with a high score of 18 not out.[16] With the ball, he took 44 wickets at an average of 24.70, with best figures of 4/33.[17]
Surrey
He joined Surrey for the 1980 season, making his first-class debut for the county against Hampshire at The Oval in that seasons County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances in 1980,[3] taking 23 wickets in his debut season at an average of 28.65, with best figures of 5/28.[6] He took two five wicket hauls in this season, with his best figures coming against his former county.[18] In List A cricket, his debut for the county in that format came against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made fifteen List A appearances in his debut season with Surrey,[8] taking 22 wickets at an average of 20.81, with best figures of 4/34.[9] He made just one first-class appearance in 1982, against Cambridge University at Fenner's,[3] as well as making a single List A appearance against Leicestershire in the John Player League, which was to be his final appearance in List A cricket.[8] In 1982, he appeared four times in first-class cricket, appearing against Sussex, Lancashire, Middlesex and Kent in the County Championship. He made a single and final first-class appearance in the following season against Oxford University at The Oval.[3] In total, he made twenty first-class appearances for the county, scoring 62 runs at an average of 15.50, with a high score of 27 not out.[14] With the ball, he took 27 wickets at an average of 33.11, with best figures of 5/28, one of two five wicket hauls he took.[15]
References
- ↑ "Player profile: Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Teams Giles Cheatle played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "First-Class Matches played by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Sussex v Hampshire, 1975 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Kent v Sussex, 1976 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Sussex v Warwickshire, 1977 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "List A Matches played by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "List A Bowling in Each Season by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Kent v Sussex, 1978 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Somerset v Sussex, 1979 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ Walsh, Richard (29 August 2002). "Thirty five years of searching for gold – Peter Robinson remembers the Lord's finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Sussex v Yorkshire, 1979 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Giles Cheatle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ↑ "Surrey v Sussex, 1980 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.