Education
Born 3 November 1988 in Hammersmith, London, Wakely attended Bedford School. After his A-levels Wakely chose to focus on playing cricket professionally.
Born 3 November 1988 in Hammersmith, London, Wakely attended Bedford School. After his A-levels Wakely chose to focus on playing cricket professionally.
He is a right-hand batsman, bowls off-breaks and sometimes medium pace bowling. While at the school Wakely was coached by former England batsman Derek Randall. Domestic
In 2004, Alex joined the staff of Northamptonshire whilst still in full-time education at Bedford School.
He scored 81* on his Northamptonshire Second XI debut aged just 15.
In July 2007 he made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Somerset. He made scores of 38 and 66, as well as taking two wickets including that of Marcus Trescothick.
He played three more first-class matches in 2007 but after scoring 55 against Nottinghamshire he managed only single figure scores in his last five innings. After that poor run of form, he had a spell in the second XI before returning to the first eleven in 2009.
On 16 June that year, Wakely scored his maiden first class century against Glamorgan scoring 113*.
Foreign the 2010 season, Wakely was given more of a first team role and began to realise his potential with a century against Middlesex at Lord"son Foreign the 2013 season, Wakely captained the Northamptonshire team in limited overs cricket. Wakely played in all of the T20 matches that season, and played a key role in the final, scoring 59 from 30 balls.
Unfortunately, he missed the whole of the 2014 season, due to an Achilles tendon injury that he received during the club"s pre-season tour of Barbados.
He returned for the 2015 season recovered, and having been appointed captain in all forms of cricket. He scored two first class centuries in the season, including a personal highest score of 123 against Leicestershire.
Nortants once again reached the final of the T20 competition, but this time lost to Lancashire. International
Wakely was picked for England under-19s tour of Sri Lanka in 2006/07, he scored England"s only century of the tri-nation series with 108 from 140 balls against Sri Lanka.
In August he scored a century on his "Test" debut for England under-19s against Pakistan.
On 1 October 2007 he was selected as England under-19s captain for the 2008 World Cup.