Craig Wright (cricketer)
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| Craig Wright | ||||
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 Scotland |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium (RM) | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 0 | 16 | ||
| Runs scored | 0 | 204 | ||
| Batting average | 0.00 | 17.00 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||
| Top score | 0 | 37 | ||
| Balls bowled | 0 | 729 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bowling average | 0 | 23.95 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 0 | 4/29 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 0/0 | 1/0 | ||
Craig McIntyre Wright (born 28 April 1974 in Paisley) is a Scottish cricket player. He is a big hitting right handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.
Wright had represented Scotland at both Under 16 and Under 19 level before making his senior debut in a match against Ireland on August 9, 1997. He has gone on to play more than 170 times for Scotland, including the 2007 Cricket World Cup and overtook Greig Williamson in 2006 as the highest capped Scottish player. Career highlights include a hat trick against Denmark in 2004 and a man of the match performance to help Scotland upset Worcestershire in a 1998 NatWest series match.
In 2002 he was appointed captain of the national side, a role he kept until the end of the 2007 World Cup. As captain he lifted the 2004 Intercontinental Cup and the 2005 ICC Trophy for Scotland. In total he captained Scotland a record 107 times.
After being omitted from the Scottish side for the 1999 World Cup he had to wait until 2006 to make his One Day International debut. He was the hero in just his second ODI game, against the Netherlands, hitting Tim de Leede for six off the penultimate delivery to win the game. This effort was repeated against Ireland in 2007 with Wright striking a six to level scores with two balls to go before hitting the winning single off the final delivery.
He plays an important role in Scottish cricket off the field, juggling his playing career with the job of Cricket Scotland's Performance Development Manager, having previously served as their Development Officer and Marketing Manager.
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