Egerton Wright
Personal information
Full name
Egerton Lowndes Wright
Born(1885-11-15)15 November 1885
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died11 May 1918(1918-05-11) (aged 32)
Barly, Somme, France
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905 to 1908Oxford University
1905 to 1910Lancashire
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

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.

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 and twice mentioned in dispatches. He was killed in action near Barly, Somme, on 11 May 1918.[4]

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. ↑ "Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 5 of 5". Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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