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Luke Wright
England
Player profile
Full name Luke James Wright
Born March 7, 1985, Grantham, Lincolnshire
Current age 23 years 71 days
Major teams England, England Under-19s, Leicestershire, Leicestershire Cricket Board, Sussex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Ratcliffe College. Loughborough University
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| ODIs |
5 |
4 |
0 |
121 |
50 |
30.25 |
94 |
128.72 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| T20Is |
7 |
7 |
0 |
74 |
30 |
10.57 |
59 |
125.42 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| First-class |
37 |
51 |
10 |
1321 |
155* |
32.21 |
2094 |
63.08 |
3 |
7 |
|
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17 |
0 |
| List A |
77 |
56 |
10 |
932 |
125 |
20.26 |
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1 |
2 |
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20 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
36 |
27 |
3 |
507 |
103 |
21.12 |
313 |
161.98 |
1 |
1 |
52 |
23 |
16 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| ODIs |
5 |
3 |
42 |
39 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.57 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
7 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
13.00 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
37 |
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3514 |
1973 |
46 |
3/33 |
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42.89 |
3.36 |
76.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
77 |
|
2528 |
2230 |
56 |
4/12 |
4/12 |
39.82 |
5.29 |
45.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
36 |
25 |
444 |
597 |
27 |
3/17 |
3/17 |
22.11 |
8.06 |
16.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| ODI debut |
England v India at The Oval, Sep 5, 2007 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2003 |
| Last First-class |
England Lions v New Zealanders at Southampton, May 8-11, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2002 |
| Last List A |
Sussex v Middlesex at Hove, May 5, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Sussex v Surrey at Hove, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard |
As a medium-fast bowling allrounder, it's no surprise that Luke Wright admires Jacques Kallis and Andrew Flintoff or that he hopes to emulate the latter in one day playing for England. That moment came a step closer when he was named in the Twenty20 World Championship squad.
Among his achievements, Wright has represented England Under-19s, won the Denis Compton medal three times and scored a century on his first-class debut for Sussex. He was also a key part of the Sussex team that won the C&G Trophy final in 2006. He has spent the last two winters at the National Academy based at Loughborough University, where he was right at home having studied Sports Science and Sports Massage there.
He took further steps towards emulating the likes of Flintoff and reaching the England side in February 2006 when he was called to the West Indies to bolster the England A squad, who had lost players to the seniors in India. Being in the Caribbean certainly beats spending your 21st birthday in the depths of the English winter.
But his career really took off during the 2007 Twenty20 Cup when he was the leading run-scorer with 346 runs, enough to earn him a place in England's 15-man squad to South Africa.
Jenny Thompson August 2007
NBC Denis Compton Award 2002
NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
NBC Denis Compton Award 2005
NBC Denis Compton Award 2007
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Luke Wright celebrates the wicket of Marcus Trescothick
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May 8, 2008 |
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Luke Wright tickles one fine, nutmegging short-leg
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May 8, 2008 |
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Luke Wright drives on the front foot
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