Roger Whelan
Roger Whelan (born 27 July 1980) is a former Irish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has played with Ireland's cricket team since the Eurasia cricket series of 2006.
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| Full name | Roger Kyran Whelan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1980 Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Heather Whelan (sister) Jill Whelan (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 18) | 23 June 2007 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 June 2007 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 22 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whelan is a lower-order batsman. His sisters, Heather and Jill Whelan play for the Irish ladies team.
Roger notably took the wicket of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar on his debut 23 June 2007 at Belfast's Stormont Ground. On 17 November 2007, Roger announced his retirement from all forms of cricket to concentrate on his future with his band, The RoJ LiGht.
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