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William Wright (cricketer)

William Wright
Personal information
Full name William John Wright
Born (1909-02-24)24 February 1909
Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Died 12 August 1988(1988-08-12) (aged 79)
Poole, Dorset, England
Batting Right-handed batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
1932 Derbyshire
First-class debut 17 August 1932 Derbyshire v Indians
Last First-class 20 August 1932 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 58
Batting average 19.33
100s/50s /
Top score 28
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/-
Source: [1], January 2012

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.


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