James Wright (cricketer, born 1912)

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.

James Wright
Personal information
Full name
James Egerton Lowndes Wright
Born10 May 1912
London, England
Died14 January 1987(1987-01-14) (aged 74)
Ashford Hill, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsEgerton Wright (father)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 48
Batting average 24.00
100s/50s /
Top score 48
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 6 April 2012

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

  1. "No. 33809". The London Gazette. 18 March 1932. p. 1860.
  2. "No. 34149". The London Gazette. 9 April 1935. p. 2442.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by James Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "Oxford University v Free Foresters, 1937". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
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