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{{Infobox cricketer 
| name               = Dav Whatmore 
| image              = Farid with Dav cropped.jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption            = Whatmore in May 2013
| country            = Australia
| fullname           = Davenell Frederick Whatmore
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1954|03|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Colombo]], [[Dominion of Ceylon]]
| role               = [[Batsman]]
| batting            = Right-handed
| international      = true
| internationalspan  = 1979–1980
| testdebutdate      = 10 March
| testdebutyear      = 1979
| testdebutagainst   = Pakistan
| testcap            = 304
| lasttestdate       = 3 November
| lasttestyear       = 1979
| lasttestagainst    = India
| odidebutdate       = 18 January
| odidebutyear       = 1980
| odidebutagainst    = West Indies
| odicap             = 59
| oneodi             = true
| coachclub1         = [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]
| coachyear1         = 1995–1996, 1999–2003
| coachclub2         = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| coachyear2         = 1998-99
| coachclub3         = [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]
| coachyear3         = 2003–2007
| coachclub4         = [[India national under-19 cricket team|India under-19 team]]
| coachyear4         = 2007-2008
| coachclub5         = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| coachyear5         = 2010-2011
| coachclub6         = [[Pakistan  national cricket team|Pakistan ]]
| coachyear6         = 2012-2014
| coachclub8         = [[Zimbabwe  national cricket team|Zimbabwe ]]
| coachyear8         = 2014-2016
| columns            = 4 
| column1            = [[Test cricket|Test]] 
| matches1           = 7 
| runs1              = 293 
| bat avg1           = 22.53 
| 100s/50s1          = 0/2 
| top score1         = 77 
| deliveries1        = 30 
| wickets1           = 0 
| bowl avg1          = –
| fivefor1           = –
| tenfor1            = – 
| best bowling1      = – 
| catches/stumpings1 = 13/–
| column2            = [[One Day International|ODI]] 
| matches2           = 1 
| runs2              = 2 
| bat avg2           = 2.00 
| 100s/50s2          = 0/0
| top score2         = 2 
| deliveries2        = – 
| wickets2           = – 
| bowl avg2          = – 
| fivefor2           = – 
| tenfor2            = – 
| best bowling2      = – 
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3            = [[First-class cricket|FC]] 
| matches3           = 108
| runs3              = 6,116 
| bat avg3           = 33.97 
| 100s/50s3          = 10/35
| top score3         = 170 
| deliveries3        = 275 
| wickets3           = 4
| bowl avg3          = 27.25 
| fivefor3           = 0 
| tenfor3            = 0 
| best bowling3      = 1/0 
| catches/stumpings3 = 146/–
| column4            = [[List A cricket|LA]] 
| matches4           = 26 
| runs4              = 464 
| bat avg4           = 19.33 
| 100s/50s4          = 0/2
| top score4         = 99 
| deliveries4        = 6 
| wickets4           = 1 
| bowl avg4          = 3.00 
| fivefor4           = 0 
| tenfor4            = 0 
| best bowling4      = 1/3 
| catches/stumpings4 = 8/–
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka]]|}}
| date               = 30 December 
| year               = 2014 
| source             = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8210.html ESPNcricinfo
|coachclub7=[[Fortune Barishal]]|coachyear7=2024}}
'''Davenell Frederick Whatmore''' (born 16 March 1954) is a Sri Lanka born Australian cricket coach and former [[cricket]]er.

A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in 1979, and one [[One Day International]] in 1980. At [[first-class cricket|first-class]] level, he scored over 6,000 runs for [[Victoria cricket team|Victoria]]. Since the 1990s, Whatmore has coached several national cricket teams including the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]]. He was the head coach of [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] when [[Sri Lanka]] won the [[Cricket World Cup]] in 1996, and when Sri Lanka was one of the dual-winners of the [[2002 ICC Champions Trophy]], along with India.

He also served as the coach of the [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] team before being sacked for poor performances in [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]]
.

==Early life==

Whatmore was born in Colombo, [[Dominion of Ceylon]] (now known as [[Sri Lanka]]) and was educated at Royal College, Colombo. He and his family migrated to Australia in 1962. Thereafter he lived in [[Mentone, Victoria|Mentone]], a suburb of [[Melbourne]] and studied at [[Mentone Grammar School]].<ref>[https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2002/03/31/fea08.html Dav Whatmore Up close and personal] </ref>

==Playing career==

Whatmore made his first class debut in 1975–76 touring South Africa with a Derek Robins XI. He debuted for Victoria at the end of that summer and in the next season became an important part of the Victorian team, being appointed vice captain under [[Graham Yallop]].

Whatmore's first century came against South Australia<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110882270 |title=VICTORIA SET FOR BIG SCORE. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=10 December 1977 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=44 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> which he followed with one against New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110884509 |title=Victorians on top in Melbourne. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=26 December 1977 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Whatmore started the 1978–79 domestic season slowly, but eventually found form and became one of the most successful batsman that season. He also had to captain Victoria when Yallop was absent due to test duty, and played a vital role in the state winning the Sheffield Shield that summer.

===International career===

A century against Queensland late in the season<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110932980 |title=SHEFFIELD SHIELD. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=4 March 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> saw him selected in the Australian team to play Pakistan, replacing [[Peter Toohey]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110933310 |title=SPORTS SECTION. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=6 March 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=1 Section: SPORTS SECTION |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Whatmore impressed in his first test, top scoring in Australia's first innings with 43.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110934373 |title=Imran Khan the wrecker. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=12 March 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=21 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He had to open in the second innings when [[Graeme Wood (cricketer)|Graeme Wood]] was unfit but only scored 15.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110934845 |title=Australia in long chase. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=15 March 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=1 Section: SPORTS SECTION |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Whatmore was picked in the Australian squad for the 1979 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110939212 |title=Cup squad surprises. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=7 April 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=45 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

He was also selected in the side that toured India in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110576732 |title=Australian cricketers leave for India. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=22 August 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=44 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Whatmore's main challenger for a position in the side appears to have been Graeme Wood.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110596714 |title=Puzzle on Test eve. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=11 September 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Illness to Rick Darling saw both selected – Whatmore scored 20 and 8.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39700.html |title=Australia in India 1979/80 (1st Test) |website=CricketArchive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134756/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39700.html |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>

Whatmore was dropped for the second test but 60 in a tour game saw him back in the team for the third test.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110601630 |title=CRICKET Make-or-break time. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=30 September 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39704.html |title=Central Zone v Australians in 1979/80 |website=CricketArchive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923015602/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39704.html |archive-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> Whatmore made 14 and 33, the latter Australia's top score in the second innings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39711.html |title=Australia in India 1979/80 (3rd Test) |website=CricketArchive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923015508/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39711.html |archive-date=23 September 2021}}</ref>

Whatmore's best test batting came in the fourth test, with scores of 77 and 54; the latter knock was especially crucial as it helped Australia escape with a draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110606686 |title=CRICKET Australia 413, forces Test to be drawn. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=19 October 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

"He hits the ball cleanly and effortlessly and he's a natural shot maker", said captain [[Kim Hughes]]. "He's got the makings of a really top player."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110606999 |title=CRICKET Team effort by Australia highlight of Test draw. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=20 October 1979 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=37 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

However, in the fifth test Whatmore made 4 and 4<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39731.html |title=Australia in India 1979/80 (5th Test) |website=CricketArchive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923014701/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39731.html |archive-date=23 September 2021}}</ref> and in the 6th 6 and 0.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39740.html |title=Australia in India 1979/80 (6th Test) |website=CricketArchive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023104414/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39740.html |archive-date=23 October 2015}}</ref>
When Whatmore returned to Australia the [[World Series Cricket]] players had been readmitted to first class cricket and Whatmore lost his test place. However, he remained in good form for Victoria, and helped them win another Sheffield Shield. He played one ODI for Australia in the 1979–80 summer,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39907.html |title=Australia v West Indies in 1979/80 |website=CricketArchive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306130111/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39907.html |archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> was 12th man for another<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137008446 |title=Two hurdles for Australia. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=14 January 1980 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and was selected in the initial 18-man squad to go to Pakistan in early 1980.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137007493 |title=Four decline to tour Pakistan. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=10 January 1980 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> (He did not end up going).

===Later playing career===

Whatmore suffered a dip in form in 1980–81 and 81–82 seasons and was dropped from the Sheffield Shield Squad at one stage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122480186 |title=Real chance for NSW. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=25 January 1985 |access-date=28 December 2014 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> However he bounced back and enjoyed his best ever season in 1987–88, making 912 runs at an average of 50.
[[File:Dav Whatmore.jpg|alt=Dav Whatmore in Nepal|thumb|Dav Whatmore in Nepal 2017]]

==Coaching career==

===Sri Lanka===

Whatmore retired from professional cricket in 1988/89 to pursue a career in coaching. He coached [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in two separate spells, during the first of which he won the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. In between those spells, he coached [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] where he won the [[National League (cricket)|National League]] in 1998 and 1999, and the [[NatWest Trophy]] in 1998.

===Bangladesh===

From 2002 to 2007, he had been coaching [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]]. Under his coaching, Bangladesh enjoyed relative success, coming from a side that could rarely win matches at all, to a team that can occasionally surprise even the most powerful cricketing nations. Whatmore coached them to their first Test match victory early in 2005.<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/145160.html Cricinfo – Enamul ends the long wait<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Bangladesh shocked the cricket world later that year with a victory over then top ranked Australia<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/natwestseries/content/story/211413.html Cricinfo – The toppling of the greatest giant of all<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and then [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] when they were top ranked during the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]], where they also defeated [[India national cricket team|India]] to reach the [[2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage|Super 8 stage]]. Whatmore announced his [[resignation]] from the Bangladeshi team after the conclusion of their matches at the 2007 World Cup. He stayed on until the conclusion of their home series against India on 29 May.<ref>[http://content-www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/291550.html Cricinfo – Whatmore quits as Bangladesh coach<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Chances in England, India and Pakistan===

After announcing his intentions to not renew his contract, Whatmore was not linked with the job of national cricket coaches of India in any way the same goes for [[England cricket team|England]] and [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]]. But England named [[Peter Moores (cricketer)|Peter Moores]] as their new coach while India appointed [[Ravi Shastri]] as the temporary national coach. Since Shastri declared that he was not interested in the job long-term, Whatmore was considered as a strong contender for the role of coach. During India's 2007 tour of Bangladesh, talks took place between him and BCCI officials, and although it seemed he was the favourite to get the job, on 4 June 2007, BCCI treasurer N Srinivasan, a member of the Search Committee announced that [[Graham Ford]] and [[John Emburey]] had been invited for talks, hinting that Dav Whatmore was not under consideration anymore.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2007/jun/04ford.htm BCCI to invite Graham Ford for talks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was then appointed as the Director of the [[National Cricket Academy]] in 2007 and later took charge of the [[India national under-19 cricket team|India under-19 team]], which would go on to win the [[2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in [[Malaysia]] with [[Virat Kohli]] leading the team.

Whatmore was one of the three men interviewed by the Pakistan Cricket Board for the coaching job of the national team, but [[Geoff Lawson (cricketer)|Geoff Lawson]] was preferred for the job after former Sri Lankan captain [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] suggested to the PCB that they not choose Whatmore for the job. Whatmore had problems with Ranatunga in the past while he was the coach of the Sri Lankan national team and both of them used to speak against each other quite frequently in the media.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/301453.html Cricinfo – Whatmore's surprise at Ranatunga 'criticism'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Indian Premier League===

Whatmore was the coach of the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] team from 2010 to 2011. In 2010, they finished 5th and were again eliminated in group stage. In 2011, they entered knockout stage as they were 4th in group stage, but lost to [[Mumbai Indians]] in the Eliminator. On 1 January 2012 he stepped down as the coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders.

===Pakistan===

On 4 March 2012, [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] appointed Whatmore as head coach of Pakistan (replacing interim coach [[Mohsin Khan (Pakistani cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]]) for a two-year signed contract. His first assignment was a successful one as Pakistan lifted the [[Asia Cup]] after beating Bangladesh in the Final. He left the coaching position when his contract ended in 2014. He was replaced by [[Moin Khan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/718163.html |title=Moin named new Pakistan coach, Sohail removed as selector |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>

===Zimbabwe===

On 30 December 2014, Whatmore was appointed as head coach by the [[Zimbabwe Cricket|Zimbabwe Cricket Board]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/9622435/international-cricket-whatmore-appointed-zimbabwe-coach |title=Dav Whatmore appointed Zimbabwe coach |work=Sky Sports |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref> He was sacked on 31 May 2016 with 9 months remaining on his contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/36421693 |title=Zimbabwe replace Dav Whatmore with Makhaya Ntini |work=BBC Sports |access-date=11 March 2017}}</ref>

===Kerala (India)===
Dav Whatmore has been appointed as head coach by [[Kerala Cricket Association]] for 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whatmore to coach Kerala in 2017-18 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/19147452/dav-whatmore-coach-kerala-2017-18-season |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 July 2019 |language=en |date=13 April 2017}}</ref> During [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy]], Kerala's men's cricket team reached the quarter-final of [[Ranji Trophy]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranji Trophy: In historic first, Kerala join defending champions Gujarat in quarter-finals - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-domestic/ranji-trophy/ranji-trophy-in-historic-first-kerala-join-defending-champions-gujarat-in-quarter-finals/articleshow/61836301.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> In [[2018–19 Ranji Trophy]], they moved a step ahead and for first time played in semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranji Trophy 2018-19: First time semi-finalist Kerala look to turn tables on defending champion Vidharba |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ranji-trophy-2018-19-first-time-semi-finalist-kerala-look-to-turn-tables-on-defending-champion-vidharba-5949561.html |work=FirstCricket}}</ref> Dav Whatmore was credited for creating a long-standing impact on Kerala cricket.<ref>{{cite web |title='Focus on the common goal' - how Dav Whatmore turned Kerala's fortunes around |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25831270/focus-common-goal-how-dav-whatmore-turned-kerala-fortunes-around |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en |date=23 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The 'Whatmore effect' which changed Kerala cricket's fortunes |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/sports/cricket/2019/01/19/dav-whatmore-sachin-baby-kerala-cricket-team-ranji-trophy.html |website=OnManorama |language=en}}</ref>

===Singapore===
In February 2020, he was appointed as head coach of [[Singapore national cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singaporecricket.org/acc-mens-t20-eastern-region-2020-squad/ |title=ACC Men's T20 Eastern Region 2020 squad |work=Singapore Cricket Association |date=14 February 2020 |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>

===Nepal===
On 18 December 2020, he was appointed as head coach of the [[Nepal national cricket team]] by the [[Cricket Association of Nepal]] (CAN).On 27 August 2021, he resigned as the head coach of Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Dav Whatmore: Nepal Men's Cricket head coach resigns |url=https://www.scriling.com/dav-whatmore-resigns-as-head-coach-of-nepal-cricket/|url-status=live|access-date=27 August 2021|website=Scriling|date=27 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828045643/https://www.scriling.com/dav-whatmore-resigns-as-head-coach-of-nepal-cricket/}}</ref>

===Vadodara (India)===
On 22 September 2021, he was appointed as head coach of [[Baroda cricket team]] by the [[Baroda Cricket Association]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dav Whatmore joins Baroda as head coach |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dav-whatmore-joins-baroda-as-head-coach/articleshow/86482417.cms |work=The Times of India |date=24 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sri Lanka Squad 1996 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Sri Lanka Squad 2002 ICC Champions Trophy}}
{{Sri Lanka Squad 2003 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Bangladesh Squad 2007 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Zimbabwe Squad 2015 Cricket World Cup}}
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