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

375. Kent v Indians, Canterbury, August 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) hit wkt b D.G.Phadkhar 14 217 25 5 87 3 P.K.Roy b 392 M.K.Mantri lbw D.G.Phadkar c T.G.Evans c G.S.Ramchand b D.G.Phadkhar 0 225 - - - - 45/4 376. Kent v Yorkshire, Canterbury, August 30, September 1, 2 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 51 runs) c R.Booth b C.W.Foord 6 249 26 5 76 1 D.B.Close c T.G.Evans 428/8d 1 c E.I.Lester b J.H.Wardle 3 128 377. South v Rest of England, Hastings, September 6, 8, (9) (Match drawn) not out 0 239 15 1 73 1 M.F.Tremlett c D.C.S.Compton 316 - - - - 106/7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 27 44 10 297 39 8.73 - 7 Other matches 3 4 1 21 14 7.00 - - Total 30 48 11 318 39 8.59 - 7 Career 377 532 163 4727 84* 12.81 15 147 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Championship 906.4 173 3075 111 6/93 27.70 - 9 49.00 56.52 Other matches 79 11 249 8 4/89 31.12 - - 59.25 52.53 Total 985.4 184 3324 119 6/93 27.93 - 9 49.69 56.20 Career (6-ball) 9863.2 1986 } 39781 1627 9/47 24.45 34 127 45.80 53.38 (8-ball) 1917.6 207 1953 Wright was on course to complete one hundred wickets for the season when a thigh strain incurred at Lord’s enforced a mid-season break. During his absence, the Kent Committee relieved Bill Murray-Wood of the Kent captaincy. Since there was no obvious successor amongst the amateur ranks, Wright (as the senior professional) was invited to act in this capacity for the remainder of the season. His first match in this role on recovering from injury was against Somerset at Dover and Wright led from the front with match figures of 12 for 102 which were largely responsible for Kent’s victory. A further ten wicket haul against Northamptonshire at Northampton later in the month enabled his side to achieve similar success. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 378. Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 2, 4, 5 (Kent won by 91 runs) c K.R.Dollery b C.W.C.Grove 0 328 22 5 63 2 T.W.Cartwright lbw 186 H.E.Dollery lbw c D.D.Taylor b W.E.Hollies 2 127 18 2 51 3 R.E.Hitchcock c W.Murray-Wood 178 C.W.C.Grove b R.T.Weeks b 379. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) did not bat - 507/6d 24 4 84 4 R.T.Simpson lbw 313 1 J.Hardstaff lbw G.Goonesena b H.J.Butler c A.H.Phebey 11 2 35 0 340/2 380. Kent v Glamorgan, Cardiff, May 13, 14 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 32 runs) b W.Wooller 1 91 19 7 42 1 J.E.Pleass c R.Mayes 266/9d c W.Wooller b K.H.Lewis 0 143 53