Thomas Wright (cricketer, born 1842)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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

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| country = England

| fullname = Thomas Wright

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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1842|4|29}}

| birth_place = Willington, Derbyshire,
England

| death_date = Unknown

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm roundarm slow-medium

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| club1 = Nottinghamshire

| year1 = 1868–1874

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 138

| bat avg1 = 9.20

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 25

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| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| date = 22 February

| year = 2013

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/23241.html Cricinfo

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Thomas Wright (29 April 1842 – date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. Wright was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm slow-medium. He was born at Willington, Derbyshire.

Wright made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire in 1868 at the Dewsbury and Savile Ground.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34117/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Thomas Wright|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 February 2013}} He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Yorkshire in 1874. In his nine first-class matches, Wright scored a total of 138 runs at an average of 9.20, with a high score of 25.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34117/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Thomas Wright|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 February 2013}}