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| Full name | Ashley Spencer Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 October 1980 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Luke Wright (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 11) | 31 May 2019 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 June 2019 v Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999-2001 | Leicestershire Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashley Spencer Wright (born 21 October 1980) is an English cricketer. Wright played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-pace. He later went on to represent the Guernsey cricket team. He is currently serving as the batting coach for Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United. [1]
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Career in England
Wright made his List-A debut for the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy.[2] From 1999 to 2001, he 3 List-A matches for the board, making his highest List-A career score of 112 against the Durham Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.
Wright made his first-class debut for Leicestershire in 2001 against the touring Pakistanis. Wright played 6 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match for Leicestershire coming against Surrey in the 2002 County Championship.[3] As well as playing first-class cricket for Leicestershire, Wright also played 9 List-A matches for the county from 2001 to 2002, with his last List-A match for the county coming against Worcestershire in the 2002 Norwich Union League.
In 2004, Wright played his final career List-A match in his only List-A appearance for Lincolnshire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Glamorgan.[4] In 2005, he played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Staffordshire against Bedfordshire.[5]
Career in Guernsey
In January 2016, Wright was appointed director of cricket for the Guernsey Cricket Board (GCB), a position which includes the role of head coach of the Guernsey national team. He succeeded Nic Pothas.[6]
In May 2019, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup.[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Guernsey against Jersey on 31 May 2019.[8] The same month, he was named in Guernsey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[9]
Family
Ashley's brother Luke Wright currently plays county cricket for Sussex and plays ODI and Twenty20 International cricket for England. Luke formerly played his county cricket for Leicestershire.
References
- ^ "@IsbUnited". Twitter. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ List A Matches played by Ashley Wright
- ^ First-Class Matches played by Ashley Wright
- ^ List-A Record For Each Team by Ashley Wright
- ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ashley Wright
- ^ (21 January 2016). "Guernsey cricket boss challenged by lack of coaching time" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ @Guernseycricket (30 May 2019). "2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup squads" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
External links
- Ashley Wright at Cricinfo
- Ashley Wright at CricketArchive
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