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

did not bat - 6/0 16.1 0 54 7 L.de Gersigny lbw 166 1 A.D.Nourse st S.C.Griffith D.F.Dowling c J.F.Crapp O.C.Dawson c A.V.Bedser L.W.Payn c and b R.J.Williams c R.T.Simpson L.Markham c R.T.Simpson 257. M.C.C. v Combined Universities, Cape Town, March 12, 14, 15 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 52 runs) not out 10 477 12 1 64 1 A.R.A.Murray lbw 274 12 3 52 4 J.G.Nel c T.G.Evans 151 L.Wiley lbw A.R.A.Murray lbw J.Kaplan c R.O.Jenkins SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Test Matches 3 3 1 12 11 6.00 - - Other matches 12 8 3 79 25* 15.80 - 3 Total 15 11 4 91 25* 13.00 - 3 Career 257 349 101 3559 84* 14.35 14 111 Bowling (8-ball) O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Test Matches 86 11 316 9 4/72 35.11 - - 76.44 45.93 Other matches 292.1 42 1228 42 7/54 29.23 1 2 55.64 52.54 Total 378.1 53 1544 51 7/54 30.27 1 2 59.31 51.04 Career (6-ball) 6237.2 1309 } 26375 1077 9/47 24.48 24 80 47.28 51.78 (8-ball) 1688.1 190 1949 The heavy workload placed on Wright since the resumption of cricket after the War began to take their toll and he eventually broke down during the fixture with Glamorgan at Swansea in mid-June. Having been rested by the County, he returned to the XI looking much fitter and was in irresistible form during the Maidstone Week when he captured 23 wickets in the two matches. He followed this with eleven more wickets in the next match at Canterbury where his first innings haul of 5 for 81 against Hampshire included the seventh hat-trick of his career - still a world record and one unlikely ever to be surpassed. However, Wright’s performances fell away thereafter and he was often on the receiving end of some heavy punishment. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 258. Kent v Combined Services, Gillingham, May 7, 9 (Kent won by an innings and 3 runs) c A.C.Shirreff b P.I.Bedford 0 351 11.2 3 35 8 A.H.Parnaby b 93 A.C.Shirreff c L.J.Todd J.E.Manners b P.B.H.May c E.Crush W.T.Greensmith c L.E.G.Ames J.H.G.Deighton b B.R.M.Hayles b P.I.Bedford lbw 22.1 5 100 5 M.L.Y.Ainsworth b 255 P.B.H.May b W.T.Greensmith c E.Crush J.H.G.Deighton b P.I.Bedford lbw 259. Kent v Northamptonshire, Gillingham, May 14, 16, 17 (Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets) lbw b F.R.Brown 0 238 27.3 6 94 3 F.Jakeman c T.G.Evans 239/9d A.E.Nutter lbw R.W.Clarke b 38