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

c L.Outschoorn b G.H.Chesterton13 203 11.2 5 21 2 R.O.Jenkins c R.C.Wilson 186 1 J.A.Flavell c J.M.Allan 456. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) st L.Livingston b R.Subba Row 0 218 22 8 58 1 D.G.Greasley lbw 374 did not bat - 357/4d 12 6 32 6 D.Brookes lbw 122/9 R.Subba Row c J.M.Allan B.L.Reynolds c A.E.Fagg D.G.Greasley lbw G.E.Tribe c B.E.Disbury F.H.Tyson b 457. Kent v South Africans, Canterbury, August 24, 25, 26 (South Africans won by 8 wickets) lbw b P.N.F.Mansell 0 175 13 3 40 0 467/8d c and b H.J.Tayfield 4 314 - - - - 25/2 458. Kent v Middlesex, Folkestone, August 31, September 1, 2 (Kent won by 9 wickets) did not bat - 266/5d 17 7 33 4 S.M.Brown lbw 157 1 G.P.S.Delisle c J.Pettiford J.J.Warr c J.Pettiford J.A.Young c A.E.Fagg did not bat - 103/1 24 7 75 6 J.D.B.Robertson c J.Pettiford 211 S.M.Brown c A.W.Catt D.C.S.Compton lbw G.P.S.Delisle c P.Hearn D.Bennett c A.E.Fagg J.T.Murray lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct County Championship 27 43 13 385 66* 12.83 1 9 Other matches 1 2 0 4 4 2.00 - - Total 28 45 13 389 66* 12.15 1 9 Career 458 655 202 5690 84* 12.56 16 171 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 10wm 5wi Strike Econ Championship 726 190 2145 127 8/36 16.88 3 10 34.29 49.24 Other matches 13 3 40 0 - - - - - 51.28 Total 739 193 2185 127 8/36 17.20 3 10 34.91 49.27 Career (6-ball) 12048.5 2505 } 46599 1961 9/47 23.76 41 148 44.68 53.17 (8-ball) 1917.6 207 1956 Kent again fared poorly this season and narrowly avoided finishing bottom of the County Championship for the first time since 1895. Despite this, Wright was well regarded as a captain but was handicapped by Test calls and injuries to key players. The captain was also dogged by a foot injury and missed several games in the early part of the summer and he broke down again at Hastings in July. When fit, however, he remained as effective as ever and figures of 8 for 30 in the first innings against Middlesex at Maidstone in July were instrumental in a rare Kent success. During the Canterbury Week fixture against Hampshire, Wright claimed his 2,000 th victim in first-class cricket. At the end of the season, Wright approached the Kent Committee and asked not to be considered for the captaincy for 1957 in order to concentrate his efforts into his bowling and to a deserved second benefit year. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 459. Kent v Glamorgan, Canterbury, May 5, 7, 8 (Kent won by 8 wickets) did not bat - 308/8d 11 0 48 1 B.Hedges lbw 246 62