England / Players
- England home
- |
- News
- |
- Features
- |
- Photos
- |
- Fixtures
- |
- Results
- |
- County Cricket
- |
- Tables
- |
- Counties
- |
- Players
- |
- Grounds
- |
- Records
- |
- Web Links
- |
- The Ashes 2009
- |
- History
Full name Christopher Julian Clement Wright
Born July 14, 1985, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Current age 24 years 119 days
Major teams British Universities, Cambridge UCCE, Essex, Essex 2nd XI, Hampshire 2nd XI, Hampshire Cricket Board, Middlesex, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Nickname Wrighty, The Baron
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 3 in
Education Eggars Grammar School, Alton
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 43 | 53 | 13 | 755 | 76 | 18.87 | 1400 | 53.92 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| List A | 48 | 21 | 8 | 118 | 23 | 9.07 | 151 | 78.14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6* | - | 9 | 144.44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 43 | 6286 | 3954 | 92 | 6/22 | 42.97 | 3.77 | 68.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| List A | 48 | 1836 | 1676 | 38 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 44.10 | 5.47 | 48.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 12 | 11 | 230 | 306 | 10 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 30.60 | 7.98 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2004 |
| Last First-class | Derbyshire v Essex at Derby, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004 |
| Last List A | Yorkshire v Essex at Leeds, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Hampshire v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 13, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Chris Wright struggled to make an impression on his occasioanl outings for Middlesex. He spent the 2005-06 winter playing domestic cricket in Sri Lanka. In 2007, he signed for Essex on a two-year contract after failing to get chances at Middlesex.
Cricinfo staff
August 2007
- Rogers flies as flu strikes Derby (Sep 23, 2009)
- Duck dents Vaughan's comeback hopes (Jun 6, 2009)
- Lungley leads rout of Leicester (May 28, 2009)
- Essex in control against Kent (Apr 30, 2009)
- Foster and Wright rout Leicestershire (Aug 28, 2008)
May 23, 2009
Chris Wright removes Tom Smith as Lancashire struggle early
© Getty Images
Apr 12, 2008
Chris Wright portrait
© Getty Images
Apr 10, 2006
Chris Wright portrait
© Getty Images
WI Women won by 5 wkts (with 5 balls remaining)
Nov 12 (10:00 local, 14:00 GMT)
Nov 13 (18:00 local, 16:00 GMT)
Nov 15 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
Nov 17 (14:30 local, 12:30 GMT)
Access your Indian Rupee earnings from anywhere in the world.
Who is the best footballer in Europe?
Debate now on the new ESPN Soccernet Castrol Rankings Blog
Cricshop.com UK's leading online Cricket Store
Visit now
Formula 1 news & live race coverage
on www.f1-live.com
