Heneage Gibbes Wheeler (1870-1965) was a

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er who played one first-class match for

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in 1904. A son of Rev. William Hancock Wheeler, vicar of

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, by his wife Margaretta Alice, daughter of Rev. Heneage Gibbes, M.D. and granddaughter of Sir George Smith Gibbes, of Bath, M.D., a royal physician, Wheeler was born at

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on 24 February 1870 and died at

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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

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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. He did not play first-class cricket again. In 1921, under the

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and

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notices in

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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

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" to a "Florence Hayes of

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, U.S.A" . Their son, Heneage Gibbes Wheeler, was born 5 August 1926.

External links

Heneage Wheeler at www.cricketarchive.com.

References

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