Doug Wright (cricketer)

Douglas Vivian Parson Wright, better known as Doug Wright was an English cricketer. A legspinner for Kent and England from 1932 to 1957 he took a record seven hattricks in first class cricket. He played for Kent foryears and was their first professional captain from late 1953 to 1956. Don Bradman said he was the best legspinner to tour Australia since Sydney Barnes, and Keith Miller thought he was the best legspinner he had seen apart from Bill OReilly. He toured Australia in 194647 and 195051, but was dogged by illluck and was considered to be the unluckiest bowler in the world.

Wright ended the series withwickets and his Test career came to an end withfurther wickets in New Zealand . In order to regain supremacy in international cricket, England captains began to change to tactics that emphasised reducing the ability for batsmen to score. In this context, Wright was an expensive luxury. In 1951 Wright was never at his best in a damp summer, and on the hard wickets of 1952 his wickets cost six runs more than in 1947 or 1949. However, in August 1953, Wright became Kents first professional captain, and in contrast to Eric Hollies the job seemed to help his bowling, for in 1954 with pitches totally unsuited he took 105 wickets and in 1955 he had one of his best seasons. At the Oval he led Kent to an unexpected victory over Surrey when that county appeared certain to win. In 1956, however Wright did not take fifty wickets, though once against Middlesex he bowled at his best Wisden commented, most of his eight victims had not been born when Wright entered f

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