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Ashley Wright (cricketer)

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Ashley Wright
Personal information
Full name
Ashley Spencer Wright
Born (1980-10-21) 21 October 1980 (age 44)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RelationsLuke Wright (brother)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 11)31 May 2019 v Jersey
Last T20I19 June 2019 v Norway
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005Staffordshire
2004Lincolnshire
2001–2002Leicestershire
1999-2001Leicestershire Cricket Board
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 6 13
Runs scored 124 259
Batting average 13.77 32.37
100s/50s –/– 1/1
Top score 30 112
Balls bowled – 36
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 June 2019

Ashley Spencer Wright (born 21 October 1980) is an English cricketer.[1] Wright played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-pace. He later went on to represent the Guernsey cricket team. He is currently serving as the batting coach for Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United.

Career in England

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Wright made his List-A debut for the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[2] From 1999 to 2001, he 3 List-A matches for the board, making his highest List-A career score of 112 against the Durham Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.

Wright made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 2001 against the touring Pakistanis. Wright played 6 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match for Leicestershire coming against Surrey in the 2002 County Championship.[3] As well as playing first-class cricket for Leicestershire, Wright also played 9 List-A matches for the county from 2001 to 2002, with his last List-A match for the county coming against Worcestershire in the 2002 Norwich Union League.

In 2004, Wright played his final career List-A match in his only List-A appearance for Lincolnshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Glamorgan.[4] In 2005, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Staffordshire against Bedfordshire.[5]

Career in Guernsey

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In January 2016, Wright was appointed director of cricket for the Guernsey Cricket Board (GCB), a position which includes the role of head coach of the Guernsey national team. He succeeded Nic Pothas.[6]

In May 2019, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Guernsey against Jersey on 31 May 2019.[7] The same month, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[8]

He retired from international cricket after in 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup.[9]

Family

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Ashley's brother Luke Wright currently plays county cricket for Sussex and plays ODI and Twenty20 International cricket for England. Luke formerly played his county cricket for Leicestershire. He is from Redmile.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Ashley Wright. CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2024. Subscription required.
  2. ^ List A Matches played by Ashley Wright
  3. ^ First-Class Matches played by Ashley Wright
  4. ^ List-A Record For Each Team by Ashley Wright
  5. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ashley Wright
  6. ^ (21 January 2016). "Guernsey cricket boss challenged by lack of coaching time" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. ^ "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Jersey retain Inter-Insular Trophy in Ashley Wright's farewell game for Guernsey | Czarsportz Global". 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ Vale of Belvoir Gazette Thursday 9 June 1994, page 48
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