Alan Wright (cricketer)

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Alan Wright
Personal information
Full nameAlan Jack Barton Wright
Born(1905-03-03)3 March 1905
Semilong, Northamptonshire, England
Died29 July 1989(1989-07-29) (aged 84)
Catford, London, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsRonald Wright (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922–1923Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 4
Batting average 1.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2011

Alan Jack Barton Wright (3 March 1905 – 29 July 1989) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Semilong, Northamptonshire.

Wright made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire against Yorkshire in the 1922 County Championship and Nottinghamshire in the 1923 County Championship.[1] In the match against Yorkshire at the County Ground, Northampton, Wright scored a single run Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by George Macaulay. In their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire won the match by ten wickets.[2] In the match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, he was dismissed for a duck in Northamptonshire's first-innings by Frank Matthews, while in their second-innings he scored 3 runs, before being dismissed by the same bowler.[3]

He died at Catford, London on 29 July 1989. His brother, Ronald Wright, also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire.

References[]

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, 1922 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 1923 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

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