William Wright (cricketer, born 1909) explained

William Wright
Country:England
Fullname:William John Wright
Birth Date:24 February 1909
Birth Place:Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England
Death Place:Poole, Dorset, England
Batting:Right-handed
Year1:1932
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:17 August
Debutyear1:1932
Debutfor1:Derbyshire
Debutagainst1:Indians
Lastdate1:20 August
Lastyear1:1932
Lastfor1:Derbyshire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:58
Bat Avg1:19.33
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:28
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:January
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34121/34121.html CricketArchive

William John Wright (24 February 1909 – 12 August 1988) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.

Wright was born in Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1932 season against touring Indians in August, in which he scored 23 in his first innings. Wright's only other match for Derbyshire was three days later in a County Championship match against Northamptonshire. Wright, opening the batting, made 28, and Derbyshire won by an innings and 123 runs, thanks to eleven match wickets by Test cricketer Leslie Townsend.

Wright was a right-handed batsman and played 3 innings in 2 first-class matches with an average of 19.33 and a top score of 28.[1]

Wright died in Poole, Dorset.

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34121/34121.html William Wright at Cricket Archive