Mike Wright
Personal information
Full name
Michael John Edward Wright
Born (1950-01-17) 17 January 1950
Whangārei, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–73 to 1983–84Northern 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

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.

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

  1. "Auckland v Northern Districts 1982–83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. Martin, Wayne (21 February 2017). "Nelson hold an esteemed place in annals of Hawke Cup cricket history". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. "Cricketers reach Bay milestones". SunLive. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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