Robert Harold Wade (born 12 December 1968) is an English

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er. Wade is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Epsom,

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Career

Wade made his

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debut for Wiltshire in 1995 against Shropshire. From 1995 to 1999, he represented the county in 31 Minor Counties matches, the last of which came against Herefordshire. Wade also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy, making his debut in that competition against

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in 1996. From 1996 to 1999, he represented the county in 19 Trophy matches. Wade also represented Wiltshire in

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matches. His debut List A match came against the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in the

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. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the county in four List A matches, the last of which came against the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the

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. In those four matches he scored 70 runs at a batting average of 17.50, with a high score of 28, and took two catches. With the ball he took a single wicket at a

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of 77.00, with best figures of 1/53.List A Bowling For Each Team by Robert Wade
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in the

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, captaining them their 2004 championship season.

References

External links

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