Frank Wright (cricketer, born 1870)

Frank Wright (4 May 1870 9 December 1943) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899.

Frank Wright
Personal information
Full name
Frank Moult Wright
Born(1870-05-04)4 May 1870
Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England
Died9 December 1943(1943-12-09) (aged 73)
Cotmanhay, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1899Derbyshire
Only FC4 May 1899 Derbyshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 4
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, April 2012

Wright was born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. He was also identified as "Francis Moult Wright". Wright played just one first-class cricket match for Derbyshire during the 1899 season, against Surrey. He was a right-handed batsman and scored four runs in the first innings and a duck in the second. He bowled under four overs in the first innings of the match taking no wickets and giving 37 runs. Derbyshire lost the game by a ten-wicket margin.[1]

Wright died in Cotmanhay at the age of 73.

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