Ben Wright (cricketer)
Ben James Wright (born 5 December 1987) is an English cricketer.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan. He was selected to play in the England Under-19 tour to play against Bangladesh in 2005–06.
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Full name | Ben James Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Preston, Lancashire, England | 5 December 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Bej | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006–2015 | Glamorgan (squad no. 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 20 September 2006 Glamorgan v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 6 July 2015 Glamorgan v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 9 August 2006 Glamorgan v West Indies A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last LA | 27 July 2014 Glamorgan v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2016 |
He made 72 on his first-class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first-class century against Leicestershire County Cricket Club at Grace Road.
He was selected for the home U19 series and captained the team for a Test in place of the suspended Rory Hamilton-Brown.
Ben Wright also spent the 2008/09, 09/10 and 11/12 seasons in South Australia playing club cricket for Northern Districts.
In September 2015, it was announced that he was leaving Glamorgan, to start a new career outside cricket.[2]
References
- "Ben Wright".
- "BBC Sport – Glamorgan batsman Ben Wright to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2015.