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

Ducks On 124 occasions, Wright was dismissed for 0, 25.94% of his completed innings; and in nine matches he was dismissed for a “pair”. In particular, he fared poorly against Derbyshire (11 ducks in 29 completed innings); Surrey (11 in 33) and Northamptonshire (10 in 23). Eleven of Wright’s ducks were “scored” at Canterbury (from 40 completed innings), and nine at Lord’s (32 completed innings). In as many as 61% of Wright’s completed innings was he dismissed for scores between 0 and 5. By innings Wright’s batting record by innings can be summarised as follows : Innings NO Runs HS Ave 50s 1st Innings 448 144 3977 66* 13.08 9 2nd Innings 255 81 1926 84* 11.06 7 BOWLING Modes of dismissal Wright claimed 2,056 wickets during the course of his first-class career. His victims were dismissed in the following ways : Mode of dismissal Instances % of total Caught 998 48.54 Bowled 535 26.02 Leg before wicket 356 17.32 Stumped 86 4.18 Caught and bowled 70 3.40 Hit wicket 11 0.54 Total 2056 100.00 Catches/Stumpings The fielders and wicket-keepers most regularly holding catches and/or completing stumpings from his bowling were as follows : Player Ct St Total T.G.Evans 91 46 137 A.E.Fagg 104 1 105 L.E.G.Ames 51 8 59 F.Ridgway 50 - 50 A.H.Phebey 44 - 44 W.H.V.Levett 19 19 38 L.J.Todd 36 - 36 F.E.Woolley 35 - 35 B.H.Valentine 32 - 32 B.R.Edrich 27 - 27 Victims Wright dismissed 753 different batsmen during his career. Of these, the following batsmen were dismissed on at least ten occasions : Instances Batsmen 18 J.D.B.Robertson 16 A.L.Hassett 14 R.T.D.Perks 13 W.J.Edrich 12 E.D.R.Eagar, R.Howorth, V.E.Jackson, G.Lester, F.T.Prentice 11 E.A.Bedser, G.L.Berry, J.Lawrence, W.G.A.Parkhouse, G.E.Tribe 10 E.Cooper, G.Cox, K.R.Miller, A.E.G.Rhodes 90