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

Rob Woolley
Personal information
Full name
Robert James Joseph Woolley
Born (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34)
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

In 2020, Robert captained Chipstead to the Surrey Championship Group 5 Certificate against an angry Leatherhead attack in 2020. He captained Chipstead for 5 years, winning promotion in his 3rd season in charge. Robert played for Hyde Cricket Club throughout his junior and early senior career and won two Cheshire Cups. He was part of the famous run to the T20 finals day on Sky Sports also, scoring the winning runs against Kendal to win the game to win the quarter-final. He played a key role throughout the 2011 season taking two 8 wicket hauls against Neston and hitting 140 against East Brierly most notably.

Woolley was born at Tameside hospital and was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, before going down 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,[6] With his fast-medium pace and controlled swing, his best day was against Yorkshire at Headingly. He took the 2 early wickets of ex-Australian opener Phil Jaques and Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale during a fine spell of 2-25 off 8 overs. He also scored 28 not out in the first innings.[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

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  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. ^ a b c "Player profile: Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Rob Woolley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b "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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