Ben Wright (cricketer)

Ben Wright

Personal information
Full name	Ben James Wright
Born	(1987-12-05) 5 December 1987 (age 37) Preston, Lancashire, England
Nickname	Bej
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–2015	Glamorgan (squad no. 29)
FC debut	20 September 2006 Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
Last FC	6 July 2015 Glamorgan v Derbyshire
LA debut	9 August 2006 Glamorgan v West Indies A
Last LA	27 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 0 0 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) 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 County Cricket Club 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]

References

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

External links

• Ben Wright at ESPNcricinfo