Heneage Wheeler

Heneage Gibbes Wheeler was a cricketer who played one first-class match for Somerset in 1904.

Heneage Wheeler
Personal information
Full nameHeneage Gibbes Wheeler
Born(1870-02-24)24 February 1870
Axbridge, Somerset, England
Died4 August 1965(1965-08-04) (aged 95)
Preston, Brighton, Sussex, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 5
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

A son of Rev. William Hancock Wheeler, vicar of Berrow, Somerset, by his wife Margaretta Alice, daughter of Rev. Heneage Gibbes, M.D. and grand-daughter of Sir George Smith Gibbes, of Bath, M.D., a royal physician,[1] Wheeler was born at Axbridge, Somerset on 24 February 1870 and died at Preston Village, Brighton, Sussex on 4 August 1965. His batting style is unknown and it is not known if he was a bowler. In his single game, a 12-a-side match against Oxford University that was subsequently determined to be of first-class status, he batted at No 11 in each innings and he did not bowl. He made innings of 3 and 5 and was out in both.[2] He did not play first-class cricket again.

In 1921, under the Air Ministry and Royal Aeronautical Society notices in Flight magazine (as well as in 'The Aeroplane' magazine and in 'Flight: The Aircraft Engineer and Airships' magazine) there was noted the engagement of "Major Heneage Gibbes Wheeler, late R.A.F, of Bexhill-on-Sea" to a "Florence Hayes of St Louis, U.S.A" .[3] Their son, Heneage Gibbes Wheeler, was born 5 August 1926.[4]

Heneage Wheeler at www.cricketarchive.com.[5]

References
  1. Gentleman's Magazine, or Monthly Intelligencer vol. 79, 1865, pg 501
  2. "Oxford University v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 12 May 1904. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  3. "Personals". www.flightglobal.com. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  4. Home Journal, vol. 80, Hearst Corporation, 1926, pg 30
  5. "Heneage Wheeler". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
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