| Albert Wright | |
| Fullname: | Albert William Wright |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Death Place: | Adelaide, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | South Australia |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 30 |
| Runs1: | 242 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.56 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 53 |
| Deliveries1: | 6,150 |
| Wickets1: | 110 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 30.81 |
| Fivefor1: | 7 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/66 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Date: | 5 July 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8382.html Cricinfo |
Albert William Wright (24 September 1875 – 23 December 1938) was an Australian cricketer and pitch curator. He played in 30 first-class matches for South Australia between 1905 and 1920 before taking over the preparation of the Adelaide Oval.[1]
Wright was a leg-spin bowler who began his first-class career at the age of 30 in December 1905. In his second Sheffield Shield match, he took his best innings figures of 7 for 66 when South Australia beat Victoria.[2] Five years later he took his best match figures of 11 for 176 (5 for 75 and 6 for 101) in a 285-run victory over New South Wales.[3]
In 1907 Wright took a position with the ground staff at the Adelaide Oval. He became the curator at the ground in 1920 and held that position until his death in December 1938.[4] The first Test pitch he prepared yielded 1,753 runs and 40 wickets in six days during the Ashes series in 1920–21; both captains praised the pitch.[5] [6]
Wright married Clara Elizabeth Doran in Adelaide in April 1901.[7] He died in Adelaide in December 1938, survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters.[4]