Alan Wright (cricketer)

Alan Jack Barton Wright (3 March 1905 – 29 July 1989) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Semilong, Northamptonshire.

Alan Wright

Personal information
Full name	Alan Jack Barton Wright
Born	(1905-03-03)3 March 1905 Semilong, Northamptonshire, England
Died	29 July 1989(1989-07-29) (aged 84) Catford, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Ronald Wright (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922–1923	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 4 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 3 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2011

Wright made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire against Yorkshire in the 1922 County Championship and Nottinghamshire in the 1923 County Championship.[1] In the match against Yorkshire at the County Ground, Northampton, Wright scored a single run Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by George Macaulay. In their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Wilfred Rhodes. Yorkshire won the match by ten wickets.[2] In the match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, he was dismissed for a duck in Northamptonshire's first-innings by Frank Matthews, while in their second-innings he scored 3 runs, before being dismissed by the same bowler.[3]

He died at Catford, London on 29 July 1989. His brother, Ronald Wright, also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Alan Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
2. "Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, 1922 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
3. "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 1923 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

External links

• Alan Wright at ESPNcricinfo
• Alan Wright at CricketArchive