Education
Whitaker was educated at Grange Middle School and Whitcliffe Mount School in Yorkshire.
Whitaker was educated at Grange Middle School and Whitcliffe Mount School in Yorkshire.
Whitaker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm Office-break. Whitaker joined Hampshire in 1994 and made his first-class debut that year against Leicestershire. In the 1995/96 New Zealand cricket season, Whitaker also represented Central Districts in six one-day matches in the Shell Cup.
Whitaker was released by Hampshire at the end of the 1998 County Championship season.
He also represented England at U 17, U 18 and U 19 level He is now the co owner and Regional Manager of Property Brokers Real Estate company in Hawke"s Bay New Zealand.