Joe Weatherley

Nationality

England

Born

January 19, 1997 (29 years)

Weatherley comes from a sporting family - his father Ken played professional tennis and also turned up in a Wimbledon. Born in Winchester, Joe is a product of Hampshire's youth academy and has impressed everyone with his batting. The right-arm top order batsman is also a useful off-spinner and made headlines when he picked 6 for 64 in a Second XIs game against Glamorgan. <br/> <br/> The Hampshire coaching staff also see him as a potential leader as he has led the age group sides throughout his career, even the England U 19 side when they traveled to Australia in 2015 - a year which was productive for Weatherley as he scored three hundreds and three fifties for the Hampshire Second XI. <br/> <br/> In 2016, he made his first class debut against Cardiff MCCU and played nine games for the First XI across the three formats. He was loaned out to Kent in 2017 - a move that would allow him to gain more experience, but with injuries to Hampshire's first choice players made Weatherley return to the county side and he played a hand in keeping them in Division One. <br/> <br/> Weatherly recorded his maiden first-class century against Lancashire in June 2018. Later, in the month of November, he signed a new contract with the county, which was described by the club as 'long-term deals'. <br/> <br/> By <b>Akshay Maanay</b>