Ashley Wright (cricketer)

Ashley Spencer Wright (born 21 October 1980) is an English cricketer. Wright played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-pace. He later went on to represent the Guernsey cricket team. He is currently serving as the batting coach for Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United. [1]

Ashley Wright
Personal information
Full name
Ashley Spencer Wright
Born (1980-10-21) 21 October 1980
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RelationsLuke Wright (brother)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 11)31 May 2019 v Jersey
Last T20I19 June 2019 v Norway
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005Staffordshire
2004Lincolnshire
2001–2002Leicestershire
1999-2001Leicestershire Cricket Board
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 6 13
Runs scored 124 259
Batting average 13.77 32.37
100s/50s –/– 1/1
Top score 30 112
Balls bowled – 36
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2019

Career in England

Wright made his List-A debut for the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[2] From 1999 to 2001, he 3 List-A matches for the board, making his highest List-A career score of 112 against the Durham Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.

Wright made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 2001 against the touring Pakistanis. Wright played 6 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match for Leicestershire coming against Surrey in the 2002 County Championship.[3] As well as playing first-class cricket for Leicestershire, Wright also played 9 List-A matches for the county from 2001 to 2002, with his last List-A match for the county coming against Worcestershire in the 2002 Norwich Union League.

In 2004, Wright played his final career List-A match in his only List-A appearance for Lincolnshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Glamorgan.[4] In 2005, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Staffordshire against Bedfordshire.[5]

Career in Guernsey

In January 2016, Wright was appointed director of cricket for the Guernsey Cricket Board (GCB), a position which includes the role of head coach of the Guernsey national team. He succeeded Nic Pothas.[6]

In May 2019, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup.[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Guernsey against Jersey on 31 May 2019.[8] The same month, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[9]

Family

Ashley's brother Luke Wright currently plays county cricket for Sussex and plays ODI and Twenty20 International cricket for England. Luke formerly played his county cricket for Leicestershire.

References
  1. "@IsbUnited". Twitter. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. List A Matches played by Ashley Wright
  3. First-Class Matches played by Ashley Wright
  4. List-A Record For Each Team by Ashley Wright
  5. Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ashley Wright
  6. (21 January 2016). "Guernsey cricket boss challenged by lack of coaching time" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. @Guernseycricket (30 May 2019). "2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup squads" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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