John James Whitaker (born 5 May 1962)[1] is an English former cricketer, who played in one Test and two ODIs for England in 1986–7.
Whitaker was educated at Uppingham School and spent his whole career with Leicestershire County Cricket Club, and captained them from 1996 until he retired in 1999.
In 1986, Whitaker was the leading English batsman in the national batting averages with 1,526 runs at 66 apiece,[1] and was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1987.
[1] Whitaker also played two one-day internationals in 1987 for the England side which won the Sharjah Cup.
On 18 January 2008, Geoff Miller took over from David Graveney as the national selector, heading up a four-man panel which included Peter Moores, Whitaker and Ashley Giles.