Frank Wright (cricketer, born 1807)

Frank Bowcher Wright (born 11 October 1807, Poulton, Somerset; died 5 August 1891, Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) was an English cricketer who was associated with Oxford University Cricket Club and made his first-class debut in 1829.[1]

Wright was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford. After graduating he became a Church of England priest and was rector of St John's, Higher Broughton, for 42 years from 1849 until his death. Frank Wynyard Wright was his son.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Frank Wright". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888). Alumni Oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. 4. Oxford: Parker and Co. p. 1614.

Bibliography

  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite.

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