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William Wright (cricketer)

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Full name
  
William John Wright

Role
  
Cricket Player

Name
  
William Wright


1932
  
Derbyshire

National side
  
England

Born
  
24 February 1909 (
1909-02-24
)
Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

First-class debut
  
17 August 1932 Derbyshire v Indians

Last First-class
  
20 August 1932 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire

Died
  
August 12, 1988, Poole, United Kingdom

Batting style
  
Right-handed batsman

William John Wright (24 February 1909 — 12 August 1988) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.

Wright was born in Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1932 season against touring Indians in August, in which he scored 23 in his first innings. Wright's only other match for Derbyshire was three days later in a County Championship match against Northamptonshire. Wright, opening the batting, made 28, and Derbyshire won by an innings and 123 runs, thanks to eleven match wickets by Test cricketer Leslie Townsend.

Wright was a right-handed batsman and played 3 innings in 2 first-class matches with an average of 19.33 and a top score of 28.

Wright died in Poole, Dorset.

References

William Wright (cricketer) Wikipedia