Harry Wright (Australian footballer)
Harry Wright | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 4 April 1870 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat West, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 19 March 1950 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | West Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat Imperials | ||
Debut | Round 1, 1897, Essendon vs. Geelong, at Corio Oval | ||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Harry Lovegrove Wright (4 April 1870 – 19 March 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon during the years following the formation of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Wright made his debut in Essendon's inaugural VFL game in the 1897 season and also played in the first ever Grand Final the following year. A centreman, Wright finished on the losing team on that occasion but took part in a winning Grand Final in 1901 to go with the premiership he won with Essendon in his debut season.
As a cricketer Wright was a wicket-keeper and one of the three first-class matches that he played was a Sheffield Shield encounter, against South Australia in the 1904/05 season. He finished his career with three catches and five stumpings to go with his 49 runs at 24.50.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "South Australia v Victoria 1904/05". CricketArchive.
External links
- Harry Wright's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Cricinfo Profile: Harry Wright
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1870 births
- 1950 deaths
- Essendon Football Club players
- Ballarat Imperial Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Australian cricketers
- Australian wicket-keepers
- Victoria cricketers
- Australian rules biography, 1870s birth stubs
- Australian cricket biography, 1870s birth stubs