Ray Bright

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Ray Bright

Australia
Personal information
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style Left-arm orthodox spin (LOS)
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 25 11
Runs scored 445 66
Batting average 14.35 16.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 19*
Overs 923.3 77
Wickets 53 3
Bowling average 41.13 116.66
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 7/87 1/28
Catches/stumpings 13c 2c

As of 2 May 2005
Source: [1]

Raymond James Bright (born July 13, 1954 in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian Test and One Day International cricketer.

A left-arm orthodox spin bowler and useful lower order right-handed batsman, Bright made his first-class debut for Victoria at eighteen years of age, against New South Wales in Sydney in the 1972-1973 domestic season.

Bright made his one-day international debut for Australia on the tour of New Zealand in the 1976-77 season. He was 12th man in the Centenary Test against England at Melbourne a few weeks later, and fielded throughout England's two innings as substitute for Rick McCosker who had suffered a broken jaw when batting in Australia's first innings.

He toured England in 1977, and made his Test debut in the Second Test at Old Trafford. Over the next decade he was a fixture in the Australian squad without ever holding down a regular place in the Test or One Day teams, playing in only twenty-five Tests and eleven one-day internationals during his twelve-year international career. He played in the Australian team in World Series Cricket in 1977-78 and 1978-79, and had some good performances against the strong West Indies batting lineup.

Arguably his finest moment in international cricket came in the famous tied Test in Madras against India in 1986, when he took 5 for 94 in India's second innings. He also captained Australia in one match (a loss), his final one-day international appearance for his country, against Pakistan in April 1986.

Despite a relatively modest international career, Bright was a stalwart at Australian domestic level for Victoria. He ended his first-class career with 471 wickets at an average of 32.08 and scored two centuries.

Since retiring from playing professionally after the 1987-1988 season, Bright has served as a selector for the Victorian state team and has taken on a number of coaching roles.

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[edit] International

[edit] Australian state

[edit] Career highlights

[edit] Tests

Test Debut: vs England, Manchester, 1977
Last Test: vs India, Mumbai, 1986-1987

[edit] One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs New Zealand, Dunedin, 1973-1974
Last ODI: vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 1985-1986

  • Bright's best ODI batting score of 19 not out was made against West Indies, Melbourne, 1979-1980
  • His best ODI bowling figures of 1 for 28 came against Pakistan, Sharjah, 1985-1986
  • He captained Australia in one ODI, a loss
Preceded by
Allan Border		 Australian One-day International cricket captains
1985/6		 Succeeded by
Geoff Marsh

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NAME Bright, Raymond James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ray
SHORT DESCRIPTION Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Footscray, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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