James Wright was an English cricket

Cricket

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er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1898 and 1905.

Wright was born at Newbold

Newbold Coleorton

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, Leicestershire

Leicestershire

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, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 they were living at Castle Gresley

Castle Gresley

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, Derbyshire

Derbyshire

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. Wright made his debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1898 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1898

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 when he scored 2 and 1. However in the next match, a Derbyshire victory over Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

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, he made 53 not out. He played a total of five matches in the 1898 season. He played one more game for the club in the 1905 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1905

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1905 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty-four years. It was their eleventh season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish fourteenth in the Championship table.-1905 season:Derbyshire played...

.

Wright was a right-hand batsman and played ten innings in six first class matches with an average of 10.33 and a top score of 53 not out. He bowled nine overs but took no wickets. He was also an occasional wicket-keeper.

Wright died at Sheffield

Sheffield

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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at the age of 87.