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.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew William Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1858 Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 May 1949 (aged 90) Spital, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1889 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1913 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 4 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Matthew Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Nottinghamshire, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Oxfordshire v Buckinghamshire, 1895 Minor Counties Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Matthew Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 June 2011.