Stuart Whittingham

Stuart Gordon Whittingham is a Scottish former cricketer who played for Gloucestershire [County Cricket Club] as well as representing his country in One Day Internationals. Whittingham has also represented Loughborough MCC University, Sussex and the Scotland [Under-19 cricket team]. Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats right handed. However, in September 2020, Whittingham was forced to retire from cricket due to a back injury.

Education

Whittingham was educated at Christ's Hospital School, a boarding independent school near the market town of Horsham in West Sussex, followed by Loughborough University.

Career

Whittingham's first recorded match is for the Sussex U-13 team in June 2007. Other Sussex cricket teams he has also represented are Sussex U-15s and U-17s, the Sussex Academy, and the Sussex Second XI; Whittingham has also played non first class matches for Roffey Cricket Club and Loughborough MCC University Whittingham made two appearances for Scotland U-19s in 2013/14, in warmup matches for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and was named in the squad for the tournament. Whittingham made his first-class cricket debut for Loughborough MCC University against Hampshire in April 2015 returning bowling figures of 1/77 and 0/32. Whittingham was awarded a junior professional contract for Sussex for the 2016 English cricket season. He made his first appearance for Sussex in a County Championship match against Derbyshire, taking figures of 2/38. He dismissed Hamish Rutherford and Neil Broom, and also hit Billy Godleman on the helmet.
He made his One Day International debut for Scotland against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 [ICC World Cricket League Championship] on 6 October 2017. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Scotland against Ireland on 16 June 2018.