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

did not bat - 223/4d 21 0 125 4 H.W.Parks lbw 364 A.J.Holmes c T.G.Evans S.C.Griffith b J.K.Nye b 152. Kent v Worcestershire, Worcester, August 16, 17, 18 (Kent won by an innings and 109 runs) run out 16 492 16.2 4 46 7 R.Howorth c F.G.H.Chalk 142 R.H.C.Human b C.H.Palmer b S.H.Martin lbw A.P.Singleton lbw R.T.D.Perks c B.H.Valentine J.S.Buller b 16.2 3 77 6 R.Howorth c C.Lewis 241 E.Cooper c A.E.Fagg C.H.Palmer b S.H.Martin b C.J.Lyttelton lbw R.T.D.Perks b 153. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Kennington Oval, August 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) lbw b L.N.Constantine 6 352 13 2 53 0 498 1 did not bat - 366/3d 154. Kent v Yorkshire, Dover, August 23, 24 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 14 runs) c A.B.Sellers b H.Verity 2 109 25 0 97 5 L.Hutton c P.G.Foster 338 2 C.Turner b N.W.D.Yardley b A.B.Sellers c and b T.F.Smailes c and b st A.Wood b L.Hutton 34 215 155. Kent v Lancashire, Dover, August 26, 28, 29 (Kent won by 5 wickets) b L.L.Wilkinson 8 182 19 2 95 3 E.Paynter b 262 1 C.Washbrook lbw T.A.Higson b did not bat - 382/5 17 1 80 4 E.Paynter lbw 301/9d N.Oldfield c N.W.Harding T.A.Higson c T.G.Evans L.L.Wilkinson c L.J.Todd SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Test Matches 3 3 2 7 6 7.00 - 2 Players 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - 2 County Championship 22 31 7 483 84* 20.12 3 10 Total 26 35 9 490 84* 18.84 3 14 Career 155 224 59 2513 84* 15.23 13 77 Bowling (8-ball) O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Test Matches 51 4 214 6 3/75 35.66 - - 68.00 52.45 Players 16 0 106 4 4/72 26.50 - - 32.00 82.81 Championship 504 59 2051 131 9/47 15.65 3 11 30.77 50.86 Total 571 63 2371 141 9/47 16.81 3 11 32.39 51.90 Career (6-ball) 3333 673 } 14345 570 9/47 25.16 6 34 47.91 52.51 (8-ball) 914.4 98 1945 On the resumption of first-class cricket after World War II, it soon became clear that Wright had lost little of his bowling skills and finished as the second highest wicket-taker of the summer. 24