Egerton Wright
English cricketer and soldier
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Egerton Lowndes Wright (15 November 1885 – 11 May 1918) was an English cricketer and soldier who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Oxford University from 1905 to 1910.
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Barly, Somme, France
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| Full name | Egerton Lowndes Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1885 Chorley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 May 1918 (aged 32) Barly, Somme, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1905 to 1908 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 to 1910 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright was born in Chorley, Lancashire, and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.[1] He appeared in 37 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper. He scored 1638 runs with a highest score of 95 and held 26 catches with three stumpings.[2]
He married Violet Shakespear in 1911. They had two children.[3]
In World War I, Wright was a captain with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He went to France in 1915 and served there with distinction, being awarded the Military Cross[4] and twice mentioned in dispatches. He was killed in action near Barly, Somme, on 11 May 1918.[5]