Ronald Wright (cricketer)
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| Full name | Ronald Charles Barton Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
13 March 1903 Semilong, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
3 July 1992 (aged 89) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alan Wright (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923–1931 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 21 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Charles Barton Wright (13 March 1903 – 3 July 1992) was an English cricketer. Wright was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Semilong, Northamptonshire and educated in the county at Wellingborough School.
Wright made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Glamorgan in the 1923 County Championship. He next appeared for Northamptonshire in the 1930 County Championship against Worcestershire. He went onto make eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the 1931 County Championship.[1] In his total of ten first-class appearances, he scored 160 runs at an average of 10.00, with a high score of 56 not out.[2] This score was his only first-class fifity and came against Somerset in 1930.[3]
He died at Northampton, Northamptonshire on 3 July 1992. His brother, Alan Wright, also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ronald Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Somerset v Northamptonshire, 1930 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.