Ben Wright (cricketer)

Ben James Wright (born 5 December 1987 in Preston) is an English cricketer.[1] He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan. He was selected to play in the England Under-19 tour to play against Bangladesh in 2005-06.

Ben Wright
Personal information
Full nameBen James Wright
Born (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987
Preston, Lancashire, England
NicknameBej
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2015Glamorgan (squad no. 29)
FC debut20 September 2006 Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
Last FC6 July 2015 Glamorgan v Derbyshire
LA debut9 August 2006 Glamorgan v West Indies A
Last LA27 July 2014 Glamorgan v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 89 73 66
Runs scored 3,684 1,332 645
Batting average 27.08 24.66 17.91
100s/50s 6/16 0/7 0/2
Top score 172 79 63*
Balls bowled 276 132 24
Wickets 2 1 1
Bowling average 87.00 126.00 22.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/14 1/19 1/16
Catches/stumpings 47/– 16/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2016

He made 72 on his first-class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first-class century against Leicestershire County Cricket Club at Grace Road.

He was selected for the home U19 series and captained the team for a Test in place of the suspended Rory Hamilton-Brown.

Ben Wright also spent the 2008/09, 09/10 and 11/12 seasons in South Australia playing club cricket for Northern Districts.

In September 2015, it was announced that he was leaving Glamorgan, to start a new career outside cricket.[2]

Career best performances

as of 7 October 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 172 Glamorgan v Gloucestershire Cardiff 2010 1-14 Glamorgan v Essex Chelmsford 2007
LA 79 Glamorgan Dragons v Lancashire Lightning Colwyn Bay 2010 1-19 Glamorgan Dragons v Derbyshire Phantoms Derby 2009
T20 55* Glamorgan Dragons v Gloucestershire Gladiators Bristol 2009 1-16 Glamorgan Dragons v Gloucestershire Gladiators Cardiff 2009
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References
  2. "BBC Sport – Glamorgan batsman Ben Wright to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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