Robert Giles Lenthall Cheatle (born 31 July 1953) is a former English

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er. Cheatle was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at

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, London and is the father of Australian cricketer

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Sussex

Having played for the Sussex Second XI since 1972, Cheatle made his first-class debut for

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against

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in the

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, in what was his only appearance in that season. In the

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he made two first-class appearances against

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and

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, claiming his maiden wicket against Hampshire when he dismissed

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. In the

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, he made three first-class appearances against

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and

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. It was against Kent that he took his maiden

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, taking figures of 6/54 in Kent's second-innings. In the following season, Cheatle became a regular in the Sussex first eleven, making eleven

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appearances, taking 23 wickets at an

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of 29.17, which included best figures of 5/9 against

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, which helped Sussex to an innings victory. It was in this same season that he made his

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debut against

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in the

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, with him making six further appearances during the tournament. taking 8 wickets at an average of 15.25, with best figures of 4/33. In the

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, 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. This season also saw Cheatle make what would be his highest score in first-class cricket the bat, with 49 against Kent. He also gained an extended run in Sussex's one-day (List A) team, making 24 appearances in total across the

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, John Player League and Gillette Cup, taking 19 wickets at an average of 26.78, with best figures of 2/15. He played in the final of the Gillette Cup at

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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. The 1979 season was Cheatle's last with Sussex. He made eight first-class appearances in that season, with six appearances coming in the

. He took 21 wickets at an average of 22.23, with best figures of 6/32. One of two five wicket hauls he took in that season, these figures came against

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. He also made sixteen List A appearances in his final season, again spread over appearances in the

and John Player League, though he did not feature in the Gillette Cup. He took 17 wickets in these sixteen matches, which came at an average of 26.82, with best figures of 3/28. In total Cheatle made forty first-class appearances for Sussex, scoring 276 runs at a batting average of 12.54. 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. In List A cricket, he 183 runs at an average of 20.33, with a high score of 18

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. With the ball, he took 44 wickets at an average of 24.70, with best figures of 4/33.

Surrey

He joined

for the 1980 season, making his first-class debut for the county against Hampshire at The Oval in that season's County Championship. He made thirteen further first-class appearances in 1980, taking 23 wickets in his debut season at an average of 28.65, with best figures of 5/28. He took two five wicket hauls in this season, with his best figures coming against his former county. In List A cricket, his debut for the county in that format came against Kent in the

. He made fifteen List A appearances in his debut season with Surrey, taking 22 wickets at an average of 20.81, with best figures of 4/34. He made just one first-class appearance in 1982, against

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at Fenner's, as well as making a single List A appearance against

in the John Player League, which was to be his final appearance in List A cricket. In 1982, he appeared four times in first-class cricket, appearing against Sussex,

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, Middlesex and Kent in the

. He made a single and final first-class appearance in the following season against

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at The Oval. 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. 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.

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