Luke James Wright is an English cricket

Cricket

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Born in Grantham

Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...

, Wright joined Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...

 in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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. He was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International Twenty20

Twenty20

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 squad for the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship

2007 Twenty20 World Championship

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 in September 2007. He made his One Day International debut on 5 September 2007 against India.
Wright hit a century on debut for Sussex, and has won the Denis Compton

Denis Compton

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 medal on three separate occasions during his domestic career.
On 26 June 2007 he smashed his maiden domestic Twenty20 Cup century, scoring 103 from only 45 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes before being bowled by Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat (cricketer)

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 in Sussex's 7 wicket win over Kent

Kent County Cricket Club

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 at Canterbury

Canterbury

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