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Albert Wright (Australian cricketer)

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Albert Wright
Personal information
Full name
Albert William Wright
Born(1875-09-24)24 September 1875
Adelaide, Australia
Died23 December 1938(1938-12-23) (aged 63)
Adelaide, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905/06–1920/21South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 30
Runs scored 242
Batting average 7.56
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 53
Balls bowled 6,150
Wickets 110
Bowling average 30.81
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/66
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2023

Albert William Wright (24 September 1875 – 23 December 1938) was an Australian cricketer and pitch curator. He played in 30 first-class matches for South Australia between 1905 and 1920 before taking over the preparation of the Adelaide Oval.[1]

Life and career

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Wright was a leg-spin bowler who began his first-class career at the age of 30 in December 1905. In his second Sheffield Shield match, he took his best innings figures of 7 for 66 when South Australia beat Victoria.[2] Five years later he took his best match figures of 11 for 176 (5 for 75 and 6 for 101) in a 285-run victory over New South Wales.[3]

In 1907 Wright took a position with the ground staff at the Adelaide Oval. He became the curator at the ground in 1920 and held that position until his death in December 1938.[4] The first Test pitch he prepared yielded 1,753 runs and 40 wickets in six days during the Ashes series in 1920–21; both captains praised the pitch.[5][6]

Wright married Clara Elizabeth Doran in Adelaide in April 1901.[7] He died in Adelaide in December 1938, survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Albert Wright". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Victoria v South Australia 1905-06". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "New South Wales v South Australia 1910-11". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Noted Maker of Wickets". Advertiser: 18. 24 December 1938.
  5. ^ "Alby Wright Dies after a Short Illness". News: 5. 23 December 1938.
  6. ^ "3rd Test, Adelaide, January 14 - 20, 1921, England tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Marriages". Express and Telegraph: 4. 29 June 1901.
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