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Michael John Edward Wright (born 17 January 1950) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts from 1973 to 1984.

Mike Wright

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Edward Wright
Born	(1950-01-17) 17 January 1950 (age 72) Whangarei, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Wicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1972–73 to 1983–84	Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 65 26 Runs scored 2632 398 Batting average 25.30 17.30 100s/50s 1/10 0/2 Top score 115 54 Balls bowled 167 0 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – n/a Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 110/17 33/6
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2017

A wicket-keeper, Wright was also an opening batsman, scoring 115 and 45 for Northern Districts against Auckland in 1982–83.[1] He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Bay of Plenty from 1969 to 1988, and was named as the wicket-keeper in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011.[2] In all for Bay of Plenty he played 102 matches and scored 3950 runs, a record for the team.[3]

References

External links

• Mike Wright at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Mike Wright at ESPNcricinfo

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