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

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 156. England v Australia, Lord’s, May 19, 21, 22 (Australia won by 6 wickets) b C.F.T.Price 0 267 37.3 9 122 3 R.S.Whitington c S.C.Griffith 455 1 A.G.Cheetham c W.R.Hammond R.G.Williams c S.C.Griffith run out 1 294 - - - - 107/4 157. England v Australia, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, June 23, 25, 26 (England won by 41 runs) not out 7 286 9 3 14 2 D.K.Carmody c W.R.Hammond 147 1 C.G.Pepper c W.R.Hammond not out 1 190 22 6 50 1 R.S.Whitington lbw 288 158. England v Australia, Lord’s, July 14, 16, 17 (Australia won by 4 wickets) lbw b R.S.Ellis 5 254 24.1 3 49 2 J.A.Workman c W.J.Edrich 194 R.G.Williams b c A.L.Hassett b D.R.Cristofani 6 164 25 4 59 2 J.A.Workman b 225/6 A.L.Hassett c W.J.Edrich 159. England v Australia, Lord’s, August 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) did not bat - 468/7d 28 5 75 0 388 2 7 1 23 1 J.Pettiford b 140/4 160. England v Australia, Old Trafford, August 20, 21, 22 (England won by 6 wickets) st S.G.Sismey b J.Pettiford 9 243 - - - - 173 did not bat - 141/4 13 3 44 2 C.G.Pepper b 210 R.M.Stanford c S.C.Griffith 161. England v Dominions, Lord’s, August 25, 27, 28 (Dominions won by 45 runs) lbw b C.G.Pepper 0 287 30 2 90 5 D.R.Fell c S.C.Griffith 307 L.N.Constantine c W.E.Hollies C.G.Pepper c W.R.Hammond R.G.Williams lbw R.S.Ellis b b D.R.Cristofani 0 311 30.1 6 105 5 J.Pettiford b 336 K.R.Miller c Jas.Langridge M.P.Donnelly b D.R.Cristofani b R.G.Williams c W.R.Hammond SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Other matches 6 9 2 29 9 4.14 - 4 Career 161 233 61 2542 84* 14.77 13 81 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Other matches 225.5 42 631 23 5/90 27.43 1 2 58.91 46.56 Career (6-ball) 3558.5 715 } 14976 593 9/47 25.25 7 36 48.34 52.23 (8-ball) 914.4 98 1946 Another successful season in which the Kent Committee concluded that Wright “…is probably the most dangerous bowler in England on all wickets.” He claimed his one hundredth wicket during the fixture with Lancashire at Maidstone at the end of July but was forced to drop out of the XI shortly after with a leg injury. Though he performed well on his return in mid-August, he reluctantly declined an invitation to play for England against India at The Oval in favour of testing his fitness in a less demanding County match against Glamorgan at Dover - an action which caused some unfavourable comments amongst the cricketing press. 25