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

b H.Larwood 6 143 30 7 72 6 W.Walker b 181/9 J.Hardstaff st W.H.V.Levett J.Knowles c F.E.Woolley W.Voce lbw B.Lilley c B.H.Valentine H.Larwood st W.H.V.Levett 61. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, August (1), 3, 4 (Match drawn) run out 1 108 18 4 55 4 R.H.Moore c F.E.Woolley 125 C.G.A.Paris hit wkt N.T.McCorkell c F.E.Woolley A.E.Pothecary c L.J.Todd did not bat - 148/4 14 3 53 3 R.H.Moore lbw 217/8d N.T.McCorkell c L.J.Todd W.L.C.Creese c L.J.Todd 62. Kent v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 12, 13 (Essex won by an innings and 216 runs) c and b T.P.B.Smith 23 151 26 8 66 0 465 1 b K.Farnes 1 98 63. Kent v Worcestershire, Dover, August 15, 17, 18 (Worcestershire won by an innings and 53 runs) c J.S.Buller b P.F.Jackson 58 230 14 2 60 0 482/9d 1 lbw b R.Howorth 4 199 64. Kent v Yorkshire, Dover, August 19, 20, 21 (Kent won by 9 wickets) b M.Leyland 0 406 3 0 18 0 208 did not bat - 70/1 2 0 5 0 266 65. Kent v Indians, Canterbury, August 26, 27, 28 (Kent won by an innings and 202 runs) b C.S.Nayudu 4 523 23 4 71 4 V.A.Vizianagram c L.E.G.Ames 173 1 S.M.Hussain c L.E.G.Ames P.E.Palia lbw S.M.Hussain c A.E.Fagg 11 4 31 2 V.M.Merchant c F.E.Woolley 148 C.K.Nayudu c B.H.Valentine SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 21 34 6 585 71* 20.89 6 7 Other matches 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 - 1 Total 22 35 6 589 71* 20.31 6 8 Career 65 97 24 1012 71* 13.86 7 21 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Championship 424.3 80 1284 53 6/72 24.22 1 3 48.05 50.41 Other matches 34 8 102 6 4/71 17.00 - - 34.00 50.00 Total 458.3 88 1386 59 6/72 23.49 1 3 46.62 50.38 Career (6-ball) 1617.1 341 4923 157 6/72 31.35 1 3 61.80 50.73 1937 The absence of the retired Freeman gave the Kent attack a rather unusual look with much responsibility being placed onto the shoulders of Wright. He soon showed he was up to the task and claimed over one hundred wickets in the season for the first time having bowled more than twice as many balls than in any previous summer. Highlights of his season were hat-tricks against Worcestershire at Worcester in July (in career-best figures of 7 for 27); and against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge later in the same month. However, Wright’s batting sadly failed to fulfill the promise shown in 1936 and his average was halved. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 66. Kent v Glamorgan, Swansea, May 1, 3, 4 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 152 runs) c A.H.Dyson b D.E.Davies 2 152 22 6 82 2 D.E.Davies st L.E.G.Ames 451 D.Davies c A.E.Watt c A.H.Dyson b J.Mercer 0 147 13