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.
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]
References
- ^ Nigel McCrery, Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War, Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, 2015. pp. 293–94.
- ^ Egerton Wright at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ “Wright, Egerton Lowndes”. Winchester College at War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ “No. 30450”. The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 50.
- ^ “Cricketers who died in World War 1 — Part 5 of 5”. Cricket Country. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
- Egerton Wright at ESPNcricinfo
- Egerton Wright at CricketArchive (subscription required)
