James Wright (cricketer, born 1912)
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Full name | James Egerton Lowndes Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 10 May 1912 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 January 1987 Ashford Hill, Hampshire, England | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Egerton Wright (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2012 |
James Egerton Lowndes Wright (10 May 1912 – 14 January 1987) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman. He was born at London.
Educated at Winchester College, he progressed from the college cadet force to enlist in the London Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant.[1] In 1935 he gained promotion to Lieutenant in the same regiment.[2] In 1937, Wright made a single first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at the University Parks.[3] In a match which Oxford University won by ten wickets, Wright batted twice, scoring 48 runs in the Free Foresters first-innings before being dismissed by Bill Murray-Wood, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by David Macindoe.[4]
He died at Ashford Hill, Hampshire on 14 January 1987. His father Egerton Wright also played first-class cricket.
References[]
- ^ "No. 33809". The London Gazette. 18 March 1932. p. 1860.
- ^ "No. 34149". The London Gazette. 9 April 1935. p. 2442.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
External links[]
- James Wright at ESPNcricinfo
- James Wright at CricketArchive
- 1912 births
- 1987 deaths
- Cricketers from Greater London
- People educated at Winchester College
- London Regiment officers
- English cricketers
- Free Foresters cricketers