Matthew William Wright (24 July 1858 – 13 May 1949), known as Mat Wright, was an English cricketer who played in one first-class cricket match in 1889. He was born in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | Matthew William Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1858-07-24)24 July 1858 Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 May 1949(1949-05-13) (aged 90) Spital, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1889 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1913 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright made his only first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against MCC.[1] In Nottinghamshires' first-innings, he was run out for a duck. In their second-innings, he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by Frederick Martin.[2]
He made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire, a match which marked both teams debut in the competition.[3] Wright played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1895 to 1913, making 143 appearances.[4]
He died in Spital, Berkshire on 13 May 1949.