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Full name | Gavin James Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England | 15 December 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,1 June 2020 |
Gavin James Wright (born 15 December 1973) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Wright was born at Holmfirth in December 1973. He later studied at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford,he played first-class cricket for Oxford University on four occasions,making one appearance in 1996 and three in 1997. [2] A right-arm medium pace bowler,he took just a single wicket from 55 overs bowled,conceding 279 runs. [3]
After graduating from Oxford with a doctorate in biochemistry,Wright became a molecular biologist. [4]
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