Rob Woolley

Robert James Joseph Woolley (born 6 August 1990) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Rob Woolley
Personal information
Full nameRobert James Joseph Woolley
Born (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990
Tameside, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2012Cambridge UCCE/MCCU
2009Cheshire
2015–2016Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 11 7
Runs scored 284 61
Batting average 31.55 12.20
100s/50s –/2 –/–
Top score 89* 28*
Balls bowled 1,818 226
Wickets 22 2
Bowling average 53.27 121.50
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 3/54 2/25
Catches/stumpings 8/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2019

Captained Chipstead to the Surrey Championship Group 5 Certificate against an angry Leatherhead attack in 2020

Woolley was born at Tameside and was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, before going up to Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.[1] In 2009, Woolley played minor counties cricket for Cheshire, making once appearance each in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[2][3] While studying at Anglia Ruskin, Woolley made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge UCCE against Yorkshire at Fenner's in 2009.[4][notes 1] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge MCCU until 2012, making eleven appearances.[4] Playing as an all-rounder, Woolley scored a total of 284 runs at an average of 31.55 across his eleven matches, with a high score of 89 not out.[1] He took 22 wickets with his right-arm medium pace bowling, at a bowling average of 53.27, with best figures of 3 for 54.[1]

In 2012, Woolley was called up to the Unicorns squad for the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40, making his List A one-day debut in the tournament against Derbyshire at Chesterfield.[5] He made six further List A appearance for the Unicorns, the last of which came in the 2013 Yorkshire Bank 40.[5] He scored 61 runs across his seven one-day matches, with a high score of 28 not out.[6] With his medium pace, he took 2 wickets.[7] He played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 2015 and 2016, making one appearance in the Minor Counties Championship and five appearances in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[2][3]

Notes and references
  1. Cambridge UCCE/MCCU differs from Cambridge University Cricket Club in that it is open to students at Anglia Ruskin University, whereas Cambridge University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.
  1. "Player profile: Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. "List A Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  7. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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