William Wright (cricketer)

William Wright

Personal information
Full name	William John Wright
Born	24 February 1909 Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Died	12 August 1988 (aged 79) Poole, Dorset, England
Batting style	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: , 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.^[1]

Wright died in Poole, Dorset.

References

1. William Wright at Cricket Archive