Frederick Wright (20 June 1855 – 20 November 1929) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Sysonby, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Frederick Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1855 Sysonby, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 November 1929 (aged 74) Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1897 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Derbyshire at Grace Road in the 1895 County Championship.[1] He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1897 County Championship.[1] In his five matches, Wright scored 110 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 31.[2] With the ball, he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 21.47, with best figures of 5/78.[3] His only five wicket haul came against Derbyshire on debut.[4] Wright was 40 years and 49 days old, the oldest bowler to take five wickets on debut until Santha Moorthy broke the record in February 2020.[5]
He died at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire on 20 November 1929.
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Philip Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Leicestershire v Derbyshire, 1895 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Indian cricketer breaks 125-year-old world record". BD Crictime. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
External links
edit- Frederick Wright at ESPNcricinfo
- Frederick Wright at CricketArchive