Luke James Wright (born 7 March 1985) is an English
cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Born in
Grantham, Wright joined
Sussex in 2004, having started his career at
Leicestershire. He was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International
Twenty20 squad for the
2007 Twenty20 World Championship in September 2007. He made his
One Day International debut on 5 September 2007 against
India.
County career
Wright hit a century on debut for Sussex, and has won the
Denis Compton medal on three separate occasions during his domestic career.On 26 June 2007 he smashed his maiden domestic Twenty20 Cup century, scoring 103 from only 45 balls, including 11 fours and six sixes before being bowled by
Yasir Arafat in Sussex's 7 wicket win over
Kent at
Canterbury. Although Sussex were defeated in the semi-finals, Wright ended up as the highest run scorer of the competition. at the
ECB retrieved 3 September 2007 Wright has also found success in the longer one day formats, hitting 125 against
Gloucestershire from 73 deliveries.
ECB retrieved 3 September 2007
BBC News retrieved 3 September 2007
In April 2008, Wright played for the
MCC at the opening match of the 2008 county season. Making 15 in the first innings while Sussex were bowled out for 171, he hit a quickfire 155*...
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