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

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Test Matches (6-b) 58 7 679 18 5/48 37.72 - 1 65.11 57.93 (8-ball) 103 6 Other matches (6-b) 66.1 13 767 34 7/60 22.55 - 3 41.47 54.39 (8-ball) 126.5 11 Total (6-ball) 124.1 20 1446 52 7/60 27.80 - 4 49.65 56.00 (8-ball) 229.5 17 Career (6-ball) 8046.1 1641 } 33790 1409 9/47 23.98 32 111 45.15 53.11 (8-ball) 1917.6 207 1951 This was a poor season by Wright’s own high standards as he showed clear signs of staleness following the arduous tour of Australia and New Zealand during the winter. For the first time since his injury-blighted 1948 season, Wright failed to secure one hundred wickets in the season and his average and strike rate deteriorated. Indeed, during the course of seven matches in mid-season, Wright claimed just eight wickets. However, his lean spells were interspersed with days when he was still virtually unplayable. These days, alas, were not often enough to prevent Kent from slipping from ninth to sixteenth position in the County Championship. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 321. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Gillingham, May 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c E.A.Meads b H.J.Butler 19 169 16 2 60 5 W.W.Keeton lbw 134 F.H.Winrow c A.E.Fagg P.F.Harvey c A.E.Fagg A.Jepson c D.G.Clark H.J.Butler c M.C.Cowdrey 27 5 76 0 207/2 322. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 12, 14, 15 (Hampshire won by 36 runs) b D.Shackleton 1 258 30 2 132 0 357/7d 1 b V.H.D.Cannings 1 138 4 0 10 0 75 323. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 16, 17, 18 (Kent won by 6 wickets) not out 6 225 25 5 55 3 L.Livingston c T.G.Evans 217 F.R.Brown lbw D.W.Barrick lbw did not bat - 145/4 14 3 41 3 F.R.Brown lbw 150 D.G.Greasley c A.E.Fagg A.E.Nutter b 324. Kent v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 19, 21, 22 (Lancashire won by 159 runs) c N.D.Howard b P.Greenwood 5 178 25 5 67 4 W.Place c B.R.Edrich 233 P.Greenwood c T.G.Evans J.B.Statham c D.G.Clark A.Wilson c A.E.Fagg c A.Wilson b J.B.Statham 4 151 9 1 45 0 255/8d 325. Kent v Worcestershire, Gravesend, May 23, 24, 25 (Kent won by 93 runs) c G.Dews b R.O.Jenkins 5 170 22 5 62 3 L.Outschoorn b 191 R.E.Bird b R.O.Jenkins c A.E.Fagg not out 11 233/9d 12.3 5 23 4 L.Outschoorn b 119 R.Howorth c T.G.Evans H.Yarnold lbw J.A.Flavell b 326. Kent v Leicestershire, Gravesend, May 26, 28, 29 (Kent won by 21 runs) not out 19 300 23.3 6 73 4 V.S.Munden b 210 F.T.Prentice c F.Ridgway J.E.Walsh lbw J.Sperry b 47