Ben Wright (cricketer)
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Ben James Wright is an English
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan
. He was selected to play in the England Under-19 tour to play against Bangladesh
in 2005-06.
He made 72 on his first class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first class century against Leicestershire CCC at Grace Road
.
He was selected for the home U19 series and captained the team for a Test in place of the suspended Rory Hamilton-Brown
.
Ben Wright also spent the 2008/09, 09/10 and 11/12 seasons in South Australia playing club cricket for Northern Districts.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He was selected to play in the England Under-19 tour to play against Bangladesh
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
in 2005-06.
He made 72 on his first class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first class century against Leicestershire CCC at Grace Road
Grace Road
Grace Road is a cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-History:The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club,...
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He was selected for the home U19 series and captained the team for a Test in place of the suspended Rory Hamilton-Brown
Rory Hamilton-Brown
Rory Hamilton-Brown , is an English cricketer, who currently captains Surrey. Playing as an all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and off spin bowler. He was educated at Dulwich College Preparatory School and Millfield School...
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Ben Wright also spent the 2008/09, 09/10 and 11/12 seasons in South Australia playing club cricket for Northern Districts.