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Frank Wright (cricketer, born 1807)

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Frank Bowcher Wright (11 October 1807 – 5 August 1891) was an English cleric, and a cricketer. He was associated with Oxford University Cricket Club and made his first-class cricket debut in 1829.[1]

Wright was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, matriculating in 1827, and graduating B.A. in 1832.. He then became a Church of England priest and was rector of St John's, Higher Broughton, for 42 years from 1849 until his death. Frank Wynyard Wright was his son.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Frank Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Wright, Frank Bowcher" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.


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