Ben Wright (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer (born 1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ben Wright

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Ben James Wright

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|5}}

| birth_place = Preston, Lancashire, England

| nickname = Bej

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 9

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Glamorgan

| year1 = {{nowrap|2006–2015}}

| clubnumber1 = 29

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 20 September

| debutyear1 = 2006

| debutfor1 = Glamorgan

| debutagainst1 = Gloucestershire

| lastdate1 = 6 July

| lastyear1 = 2015

| lastfor1 = Glamorgan

| lastagainst1 = Derbyshire

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 9 August

| debutyear2 = 2006

| debutfor2 = Glamorgan

| debutagainst2 = West Indies A

| lastdate2 = 27 July

| lastyear2 = 2014

| lastfor2 = Glamorgan

| lastagainst2 = Surrey

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 89

| runs1 = 3,684

| bat avg1 = 27.08

| 100s/50s1 = 6/16

| top score1 = 172

| deliveries1 = 276

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 87.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/14

| catches/stumpings1 = 47/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 73

| runs2 = 1,332

| bat avg2 = 24.66

| 100s/50s2 = 0/7

| top score2 = 79

| deliveries2 = 132

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 126.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/19

| catches/stumpings2 = 16/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 66

| runs3 = 645

| bat avg3 = 17.91

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 63*

| deliveries3 = 24

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 22.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/16

| catches/stumpings3 = 15/–

| date = 12 April

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/67/67158/67158.html CricketArchive

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Ben James Wright (born 5 December 1987) is an English cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/23515.html|title=Ben Wright}} He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan. He was selected to play in the England Under-19 tour to play against Bangladesh in 2005–06.

He made 72 on his first-class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first-class century against Leicestershire County Cricket Club at Grace Road.

He was selected for the home U19 series and captained the team for a Test in place of the suspended Rory Hamilton-Brown.

Ben Wright also spent the 2008/09, 09/10 and 11/12 seasons in South Australia playing club cricket for Northern Districts.

In September 2015, it was announced that he was leaving Glamorgan, to start a new career outside cricket.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34295895 |title=BBC Sport – Glamorgan batsman Ben Wright to retire at end of season |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=29 September 2015}}