Alexander George Wharf (born 4 June 1975) is a former English ODI cricketer and a

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium bowler, who ended his career with the Welsh side Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is now an

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Domestic career

Wharf commenced his first-class cricketing career with

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in 1994, and played seven such matches for the county until 1997. He later joined

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, before moving to Glamorgan in 2000. Wharf announced his retirement from cricket during the 2009 County Championship, after failing to recover from a long-term injury. In 2010, Wharf played in the South Wales Premier Cricket League for Sully Centurians.

International career

He never played

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, but made his

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One Day International debut at

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, against

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in 2004. Altogether he won 13 ODI caps.

Umpiring career

In 2011, he was added to the

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list of reserve umpires, alongside the late Russell Evans and

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. Along with Rob Bailey, he was one of the two onfield umpires for the

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match played at Lord's on 31 May 2018. The next month, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, between England and Australia, at

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on 16 June 2018. In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In June 2021, Wharf was named as the fourth official for the

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. In August 2021, in the third match between England and India, Wharf stood in his first Test match as an umpire. In February 2022, he was named as one of the on-field umpires for the

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in New Zealand.

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Domestic career

International career

Umpiring career

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