James Wright (cricketer, born 1912), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Wright (cricketer, born 1912)

English cricketer, born 1912

Date of Birth: 10-May-1912

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1987

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Egerton Lowndes Wright (10 May 1912 – 14 January 1987) was an English cricketer.
Wright was a right-handed batsman.
He was born at London. Educated at Winchester College, he progressed from the college cadet force to enlist in the London Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant.
In 1935 he gained promotion to Lieutenant in the same regiment.
In 1937, Wright made a single first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at the University Parks.
In a match which Oxford University won by ten wickets, Wright batted twice, scoring 48 runs in the Free Foresters first-innings before being dismissed by Bill Murray-Wood, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by David Macindoe.He died at Ashford Hill, Hampshire on 14 January 1987.
His father Egerton Wright also played first-class cricket.