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

129. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Kingsmead, Durban, March 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, (11), 13, 14 (Match drawn) c A.B.C.Langton b E.L.Dalton 26 316 37 6 142 2 A.Melville hit wkt 530 B.Mitchell b did not bat - 654/5 32 7 146 3 P.G.V.Van der Bijl c E.Paynter 481 1 E.L.Dalton c and b E.S.Newson b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Test Matches 3 2 0 59 33 29.50 - 1 Other matches 10 8 2 189 61 31.50 1 5 Total 13 10 2 248 61 31.00 1 6 Career 129 189 50 2023 71* 14.55 10 63 Bowling (8-ball) O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Test Matches 134 19 526 9 3/146 58.44 - - 119.11 49.06 Other matches 209.4 16 927 42 6/55 22.07 - 2 39.90 55.31 Total 343.4 35 1453 51 6/55 28.49 - 2 53.88 52.87 Career (6-ball) 3333 673 } 11974 429 7/27 27.91 3 23 53.02 52.64 (8-ball) 343.4 35 1939 Approaching the height of his powers, Wright enjoyed his best season and, according to Wisden “...challenged for the honour of being the best all-rounder” in the County XI. With the ball, he frequently created havoc amongst the opposition batsmen and claimed career best figures of 9 for 47 against Gloucestershire at Bristol in July - including the fifth hat-trick of his career (all within the space of two years). With the bat, Wright was frequently seen to good effect and he compiled three half-centuries which included a career best 84 not out (two sixes and nine fours) against Hampshire at Southampton in May. It came as little surprise when Wisden selected him as one of their ‘Cricketers of the Year’. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 130. Kent v Essex, Gillingham, May 6, 8, 9 (Kent won by 116 runs) b R.M.Taylor 4 269 4.5 0 22 2 T.H.Wade c A.E.Fagg 109 R.Smith lbw c T.H.Wade b R.Smith 9 132 16.5 2 57 4 M.S.Nichols b 176 D.F.Cock b T.P.B.Smith b T.H.Wade lbw 131. Kent v Yorkshire, Headingley, May 13, (15), 16 (Yorkshire won by 101 runs) lbw b H.Verity 8 100 4 0 19 1 A.B.Sellers b 169 b E.P.Robinson 18 139 - - - - 171/9d 132. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 27, 29, 30 (Kent won by 179 runs) lbw b G.E.M.Heath 12 134 11.2 0 58 2 A.E.Pothecary lbw 211 G.E.M.Heath c B.H.Valentine not out 84 364 11 3 37 3 J.Arnold c A.E.Fagg 108 1 D.F.Walker b G.R.Taylor c P.G.Foster 133. Kent v Derbyshire, Ilkeston, May 31, June 1 (Derbyshire won by 5 wickets) c G.H.Pope b W.H.Copson 17 143 4 0 24 1 G.H.Pope c W.H.V.Levett 112 not out 2 99 1 0 11 0 134/5 21