Full name Christopher Ian Wright Nickname Wrighty, The Baron | Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Name Chris Wright Batting style Right-handed Role Cricket Player | |
 | ||
Born 14 July 1985 (age 39) ( 1985-07-14 ) Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England | ||
Christopher Julian Clement Wright (born 14 July 1985 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire) is an English cricketer.
Chris Wright made his first-class debut for Middlesex in 2004, as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is a product of the Middlesex Academy who has also represented Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence and the Tamil Union club.
In August 2007, he signed a two-year contract to play for Essex until the end of the 2009 season. In March 2009, this was extended until the end of the 2011 season. In the 2012 season, Wright formed an impressive opening attack partnership with Keith Barker for Warwickshire, helping the side capture the County Championship. Wright took over 50 first-class wickets in the season.
During his school years, he was a regular in Hampshire's youth teams, and played for the Liphook and Ripsley Cricket Club.