Frederick Wright (cricketer)

Frederick Wright
Personal information
Full name Frederick Wright
Born 20 June 1855
Sysonby, Leicestershire,
England
Died 20 November 1929(1929-11-20) (aged 74)
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1897 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 110
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 31
Balls bowled 675
Wickets 17
Bowling average 21.47
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 5/78
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 February 2013

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.

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]

He died at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire on 20 November 1929.

References

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by Philip Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Leicestershire v Derbyshire, 1895 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

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