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Malcolm Wright
Personal information
Full name
Malcolm Graeme Wright
Born(1926-06-02)2 June 1926
Kandy, Central Province, British Ceylon
Died20 December 1996(1996-12-20) (aged 70)
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 35
Batting average 8.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2020

Malcolm Graeme Wright (2 June 1926 - 20 December 1996) was a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer.[1]

The son of Oswin Ansbert Wright, a member of an Anglo–Burgher family,[2] he was born in British Ceylon at Kandy in June 1926. He later studied in England at St Catherine's College at the University of Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1950, against Warwickshire and Lancashire at Oxford.[4] He scored 35 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 17.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Malcolm Graeme Wright". Billiongraves. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Genealogy of the Family of Wright of Ceylon" (PDF). www.thedutchburgherunion.org. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Malcolm Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Malcolm Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Malcolm Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.