Full Name

Kevin John Wright

Born

December 27, 1953, North Fremantle, Western Australia

Age

70y 92d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Wicketkeeper Kevin Wright came from the same club as Rodney Marsh, and his Test debut came because of Marsh's defection to World Series Cricket. Tidy and agile, Wright replaced John Maclean for the last two Tests of the disastrous 1978-79 Ashes series, retaining his place for two Tests against Pakistan which followed. He was in the Australian side for the 1979 World Cup, and in India that winter he enhanced his reputation with both gloves and the bat - he made a batting fifty at Delhi. But he returned home to find Marsh restored, not only in the Australian side but also the Western Australian one. He still made fairly regular appearances when Marsh was on international duty - in 1979-80 Wright scored 321 runs at 35.66 - but he slipped further out of the reckoning when Steve Rixon was picked as Australia's No. 2 for their 1981 England tour. He moved to South Australia in 1981-82, but again was supplanted, this time by Wayne Phillips, and retired shortly after his 30th birthday.
Martin Williamson

Kevin Wright Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1018521955*16.84--01210314
ODIs520292314.505255.76000080
FC8512833255110526.85--211--26826
List A201571362317.00--00--243

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests10------------
ODIs5------------
FC85-000-----000
List A20-000-----000
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Debut/Last Matches of Kevin Wright

Recent Matches of Kevin Wright

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
South Aust vs West Aust1*1c/0s04-Mar-1984AdelaideList A
South Aust vs Victoria382c/1s24-Feb-1984MelbourneFC
South Aust vs NSW34c/0s & 0c/0s17-Feb-1984AdelaideFC
South Aust vs Queensland20*3c/0s & 0c/0s13-Jan-1984AdelaideFC
South Aust vs West Aust05c/0s & 0c/0s06-Jan-1984PerthFC

Photos of Kevin Wright

Australian wicketkeeper Kevin Wright dives for the ball
Sunil Gavaskar sweeps