| Mat Wright | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Matthew William Wright |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Spital, Berkshire, England |
| Club2: | Buckinghamshire |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1889 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 6 |
| Bat Avg1: | 3.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 6 |
| Deliveries1: | 25 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Date: | 4 June |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23232.html Cricinfo |
Matthew William Wright (24 July 1858 – 13 May 1949) was an English cricketer who played in one first-class cricket match in 1889. He was born in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
Wright made his only first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against MCC.[1] In Nottinghamshires' first-innings, he was run out for a duck. In their second-innings, he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by Frederick Martin.[2]
He made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire, a match which marked both teams debut in the competition.[3] Wright played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1895 to 1913, making 143 appearances.[4]
He died in Spital, Berkshire on 13 May 1949.