| Ben Wright | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Ben James Wright |
| Birth Date: | 1987 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Nickname: | Bej |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 9 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Glamorgan |
| Clubnumber1: | 29 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 20 September |
| Debutyear1: | 2006 |
| Debutfor1: | Glamorgan |
| Debutagainst1: | Gloucestershire |
| Lastdate1: | 6 July |
| Lastyear1: | 2015 |
| Lastfor1: | Glamorgan |
| Lastagainst1: | Derbyshire |
| Type2: | LA |
| Debutdate2: | 9 August |
| Debutyear2: | 2006 |
| Debutfor2: | Glamorgan |
| Debutagainst2: | West Indies A |
| Lastdate2: | 27 July |
| Lastyear2: | 2014 |
| Lastfor2: | Glamorgan |
| Lastagainst2: | Surrey |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 89 |
| Runs1: | 3,684 |
| Bat Avg1: | 27.08 |
| 100S/50S1: | 6/16 |
| Top Score1: | 172 |
| Deliveries1: | 276 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 87.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 47/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 73 |
| Runs2: | 1,332 |
| Bat Avg2: | 24.66 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/7 |
| Top Score2: | 79 |
| Deliveries2: | 132 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 126.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/19 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 16/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 66 |
| Runs3: | 645 |
| Bat Avg3: | 17.91 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/2 |
| Top Score3: | 63 |
| Deliveries3: | 24 |
| Wickets3: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 22.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 1/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 15/– |
| Date: | 12 April |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/67/67158/67158.html CricketArchive |
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.
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]