Famous Cricketers No 38 - D.V.P.Wright

39. Kent v Surrey, Blackheath, July 13, 15, 16 (Surrey won by 8 wickets) b A.R.Gover 0 335 3 1 12 0 380 c E.W.J.Brooks b A.R.Gover 23 191 - - - - 147/2 40. Kent v Somerset, Maidstone, July 24, 25, 26 (Somerset won by 52 runs) b H.L.Hazell 32 266 - - - - 167 not out 2 117 25 4 87 3 E.D.Falck b 268 J.W.Seamer c L.E.G.Ames W.T.Luckes c C.Lewis 41. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 24, 26, 27 (Middlesex won by an innings and 109 runs) b J.M.Sims 2 70 24.4 2 87 4 J.W.Hearne c F.E.Woolley 295 J.M.Sims c A.P.Freeman J.A.Young c L.E.G.Ames L.H.Gray lbw c and b J.M.Sims 1 116 42. Kent v South Africans, Canterbury, August 28, 29 (South Africans won by an innings and 138 runs) b A.B.C.Langton 0 124 43.3 11 124 4 E.A.B.Rowan lbw 311 B.Mitchell c F.E.Woolley H.F.Wade c L.E.G.Ames R.J.Crisp b st R.J.Williams b C.L.Vincent0 49 43. Kent v Essex, Ilford, September 4, 5, 6 (Essex won by 137 runs) not out 6 195 - - - - 97 c M.S.Nichols b L.C.Eastman 4 159 29 7 102 2 J.A.Cutmore c F.E.Woolley 394 M.S.Nichols c F.E.Woolley SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 14 21 3 210 65 11.66 1 4 Other matches 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - Total 15 23 3 210 65 10.50 1 4 Career 43 62 18 423 65 9.61 1 13 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Championship 291.3 55 976 29 4/87 33.65 - - 60.31 55.80 Other matches 43.3 11 124 4 4/124 31.00 - - 65.25 47.50 Total 335 66 1100 33 4/87 33.33 - - 60.90 54.72 Career (6-ball) 1158.4 253 3537 98 4/26 36.09 - - 70.93 50.87 1936 It was universally agreed that Wright advanced to a marked degree in all departments of the game during the season. From the outset he was in excellent form, commencing with his maiden five-wicket haul at Cardiff; whilst five of his first nine innings of the summer were half-centuries (four of which were unbeaten). With ‘Tich’ Freeman’s retirement imminent, Wright appeared more often in order to learn all he could from the little master. The lessons were well learnt and, following Wright’s first haul of ten wickets in a match at Trent Bridge, he deservedly received his County Cap during the Canterbury Week fixture with Hampshire. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 44. Kent v Glamorgan, Cardiff, May 2, 4, 5 (Kent won by 111 runs) lbw b J.C.Clay 5 187 17.4 1 41 5 C.C.Smart b 165 H.G.Davies st L.E.G.Ames T.L.Brierley b J.C.Clay lbw J.Mercer c B.H.Valentine not out 63 473/7d 18 3 67 1 T.L.Brierley c sub 384 11