Cyril Wright (rugby union)
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| Full name | Cyril Carne Glenton Wright | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1887 Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 September 1960 (aged 73) Belsize Park, Hampstead, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1907–1909 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
| 1909 | Gentlemen of the South | ||||||||||||||
| 1914 | GJV Weigall's XI | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Cyril Carne Glenton Wright (7 March 1887 – 15 September 1960) was an English sportsman who played rugby union for England and first-class cricket.
Cricket career[edit]
Wright, who was educated at Tonbridge School, made appearances with the Kent Second XI from 1906 to 1908 but was unable to make it into the first XI at a time when the county was one of the most successful in the County Championship.[1] He instead played his first-class cricket at Cambridge University, as a batsman. Despite playing 23 first-class fixtures he passed 50 only once, which was in his innings of 87 against Sussex in 1908.[2]
Rugby career[edit]
A rugby union centre, Wright played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. and played in the Varsity Match during the 1907/08 season winning a sporting Blue. While at Cambridge he was selected for the England national team and played twice for his country, against Ireland and Scotland in the 1909 Home Nations Championship.[3] After leaving university he played club rugby for Blackheath F.C. and county rugby for Kent.[4] He was also selected for invitational touring side the Barbarians.
Personal history[edit]
Wright was born in Ramalde in Porto, Portugal in 1887 to Charles Wright.[5] He was educated at Tonbridge School and on leaving Pembroke College, Cambridge he became a schoolmaster, teaching at Tonbridge 1919 to 1929.[4] He served his country during the First World War, joining the Durham Light Infantry, rising to the rank of captain.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Teams Cyril Wright played for". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Sussex". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Cyril Wright". ESPN Scrum.
- ^ a b Maule, Raymond (1992). The Complete Who's Who of England Rugby Union Internationals. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 183. ISBN 1-873626-10-X.
- ^ Charterhouse Register, Tercentenary Edition. Vol. II. 1892 — 1910. London: Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 693.
- ^ "Captain Cyril Carne Glenton WRIGHT. The Durham Light Infantry". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- 1887 births
- 1960 deaths
- People educated at Tonbridge School
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Blackheath F.C. players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- English cricketers
- Cambridge University cricketers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Durham Light Infantry officers
- Gentlemen of the South cricketers