Ben Alexander Wylie (born 24 April 1994) is a cricketer from Northern Ireland who has played at first-class level for Cambridge University. He debuted for them during the 2013 English season, having earlier played for the Ireland national under-19 side.
Born in Belfast, Wylie played under-13, under-15, and under-17 matches for Irish representative sides, and was playing senior club cricket for Instonians at an early age.Miscellaneous matches played by Ben Wylie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2015. A left-arm orthodox spinner, he was selected in Ireland's squad for the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, and played a single match, taking 2/24 from five overs in Ireland's loss to Scotland in the 11th-place playoff.Ireland Under-19s v Scotland Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 (11th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2015. A student of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, Wylie regularly played for Cambridge University during the 2013 season, and made his first-class debut in April 2013, in a three-day match against Middlesex. He scored 29 not out batting seventh in the game's second innings, which is his highest first-class score to date.Cambridge Marylebone Cricket Club University v Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2015. Wylie played in The University Match against Oxford University in both 2013 and 2014.First-class matches played by Ben Wylie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2015. Oxford captain Sam Agarwal scored 313 not out from 312 balls in the 2013 fixture, the first triple-century in any Cambridge–Oxford match, with Wylie finishing with figures of 1/111 from 23 overs.Cambridge University v Oxford University, University Match 2013 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
See also List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players
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