Frederick Wright (cricketer)

Frederick Wright

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Wright
Born	20 June 1855 Sysonby, Leicestershire, England
Died	20 November 1929 (aged 74) Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895–1897	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 110 Batting average 11.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 31 Balls bowled 675 Wickets 17 Bowling average 21.47 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/78 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

Frederick Wright (20 June 1855 – 20 November 1929) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Sysonby, Leicestershire.

Wright made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Derbyshire at Grace Road in the 1895 County Championship.^[1] He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1897 County Championship.^[1] In his five matches, Wright scored 110 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 31.^[2] With the ball, he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 21.47, with best figures of 5/78.^[3] His only five wicket haul came against Derbyshire on debut.^[4]

He died at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire on 20 November 1929.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Philip Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
4. "Leicestershire v Derbyshire, 1895 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

External links

• Frederick Wright at ESPNcricinfo
• Frederick Wright at CricketArchive