Hedley Wright

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Hedley Wright
Personal information
Full nameHedley James Wootton Wright
Born (1953-06-20) 20 June 1953 (age 66)
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19841990 Suffolk
19751978 Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches4
Runs scored38
Batting average 12.66
100s/50s/
Top score16
Balls bowled180
Wickets 4
Bowling average 31.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling3/29
Catches/stumpings 3/
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2011

Hedley James Wootton Wright (born 20 June 1953) is a former English cricketer. Wright was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire.

Wright made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1975 to 1978, making 13 appearances. [1]

He later joined Suffolk, making his debut for the county in the 1984 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1984 to 1990, which included 33 Minor Counties Championship matches [1] and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. [2] It was for Suffolk that he made his debut in List A cricket against Lancashire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. He played 3 further List A matches for Suffolk, the last coming against Northamptonshire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy. [3] In his 4 List A matches, he scored 38 runs at a batting average of 12.66, with a high score of 16. [4] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 31.75, with best figures of 3/29. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Hedley Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Hedley Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played by Hedley Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hedley Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Hedley Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2011.