Alan Wright (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Alan Jack Barton Wright
Birth Date:3 March 1905
Birth Place:Semilong, Northamptonshire, England
Death Place:Catford, London, England
Batting:Right-handed
Family:Ronald Wright (brother)
Club1:Northamptonshire
Year1:1922 - 1923
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:4
Bat Avg1:1.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:3
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:19 November
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23209.html Cricinfo

Alan Jack Barton Wright (3 March 1905  - 29 July 1989) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Semilong, Northamptonshire.

Career

Wright made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire against Yorkshire in the 1922 County Championship and Nottinghamshire in the 1923 County Championship.[1] In the match against Yorkshire at the County Ground, Northampton, Wright scored a single run Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by George Macaulay. In their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire won the match by ten wickets.[2] In the match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, he was dismissed for a duck in Northamptonshire's first-innings by Frank Matthews, while in their second-innings he scored 3 runs, before being dismissed by the same bowler.[3]

Death

He died at Catford, London on 29 July 1989.

Personal life

His brother, Ronald Wright, also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . First-Class Matches played by Alan Wright. CricketArchive. 19 November 2011.
  2. Web site: subscription . Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, 1922 County Championship. CricketArchive. 19 November 2011.
  3. Web site: subscription . Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 1923 County Championship. CricketArchive. 19 November 2011.