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Ben Wright (cricketer)

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Ben Wright
Personal information
Full name
Ben James Wright
Born (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 (age 36)
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

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.

He made 72 on his first class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first class century against Leicestershire CCC 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

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "BBC Sport - Glamorgan batsman Ben Wright to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2015.