Cyril Wright Cricketer

Cyril Carne Glenton Wright (7 March 1887 – 15 September 1960) was a Portuguese born English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket. Wright, who was educated at Tonbridge School, made appeared with the Kent Second XI from 1906 to 1908 but was unable to make it into the firsts. He instead played his first-class cricket with the Cambridge University Cricket Club, as a batsman. Despite playing 23 first-class fixtures he passed 50 only once, with was in his innings of 87 against Sussex in 1908. A rugby union centre, Wright played Tests against both Ireland and Scotland in the 1909 Home Nations Championship.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 07, 1887
Birth place
Porto , Kingdom of Portugal
Date of deathSeptember 15, 1960
Place of death
England , London , Hampstead , Belsize Park

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