Egerton Wright

Egerton Wright
Personal information
Full name
Egerton Lowndes Wright
Born(1885-11-15)15 November 1885
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died11 May 1918(1918-05-11) (aged 32)
Barly, Somme, France
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905 to 1908Oxford University
1905 to 1910Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 37
Runs scored 1638
Batting average 24.81
100s/50s 0/10
Top score 95
Balls bowled 51
Wickets 1
Bowling average 40.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/6
Catches/stumpings 26/3
Source: Cricinfo, 25 November 2017

Egerton Lowndes Wright MC (15 November 1885 – 11 May 1918) was an English cricketer and soldier who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Oxford University from 1905 to 1910.

Wright was born in Chorley, Lancashire, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[1] He appeared in 37 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He scored 1638 runs with a highest score of 95 and held 26 catches with three stumpings.[2]

He married Violet Shakespear in 1911. They had two children.[3]

In World War I, Wright was a captain with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He went to France in 1915 and served there with distinction, being awarded the Military Cross[4] and twice mentioned in dispatches. He was killed in action near Barly, Somme, on 11 May 1918.[5]

References

  1. ^ Nigel McCrery, Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War, Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, 2015. pp. 293–94.
  2. ^ Egerton Wright at ESPNcricinfo
  3. ^ "Wright, Egerton Lowndes". Winchester College at War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 50.
  5. ^ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 5 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.