Egerton Wright

Egerton Lowndes Wright MC (15 November 1885 – 11 May 1918) was an English cricketer and soldier who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Oxford University from 1905 to 1910.

Egerton Wright

Personal information
Full name	Egerton Lowndes Wright
Born	(1885-11-15)15 November 1885 Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died	11 May 1918(1918-05-11) (aged 32) Barly, Somme, France
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1905 to 1908	Oxford University
1905 to 1910	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 37 Runs scored 1638 Batting average 24.81 100s/50s 0/10 Top score 95 Balls bowled 51 Wickets 1 Bowling average 40.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/6 Catches/stumpings 26/3
Source: Cricinfo, 25 November 2017

Wright was born in Chorley, Lancashire, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.^[1] He appeared in 37 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He scored 1638 runs with a highest score of 95 and held 26 catches with three stumpings.^[2]

He married Violet Shakespear in 1911. They had two children.^[3]

In World War I, Wright was a captain with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He went to France in 1915 and served there with distinction, being awarded the Military Cross^[4] and twice mentioned in dispatches. He was killed in action near Barly, Somme, on 11 May 1918.^[5]

References

1. Nigel McCrery, Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War, Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, 2015. pp. 293–94.
2. Egerton Wright at ESPNcricinfo
3. "Wright, Egerton Lowndes". Winchester College at War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
4. "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 50.
5. "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 5 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

External links

• Egerton Wright at ESPNcricinfo
• Egerton Wright at CricketArchive (subscription required)