Full name Ben James Wright
Born December 5, 1987, Preston, Lancashire
Current age 28 years 301 days
Major teams England Under-19s, Glamorgan, Wales Minor Counties
Nickname Bej
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 5 ft 9 in
Education Cowbridge Comprehensive
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 89 | 146 | 10 | 3684 | 172 | 27.08 | 7291 | 50.52 | 6 | 16 | 508 | 14 | 47 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 66 | 12 | 1332 | 79 | 24.66 | 1763 | 75.55 | 0 | 7 | 101 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 66 | 51 | 15 | 645 | 63* | 17.91 | 605 | 106.61 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 89 | 13 | 276 | 174 | 2 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 87.00 | 3.78 | 138.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 73 | 7 | 132 | 126 | 1 | 1/19 | 1/19 | 126.00 | 5.72 | 132.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 66 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 22.00 | 5.50 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at Cardiff, Sep 20-23, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Chesterfield, Jul 6-9, 2015 scorecard |
| List A debut | Glamorgan v West Indies A at Ebbw Vale, Aug 9, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Surrey v Glamorgan at Guildford, Jul 27, 2014 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Birmingham, Jun 24, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Glamorgan v Gloucestershire at Cardiff, Jul 24, 2015 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26, 72 | Glam 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 29 Jul 2015 | Other |
| 26 | Glam 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 28 Jul 2015 | Other OD |
| - | Glamorgan | v Gloucs | Cardiff | 24 Jul 2015 | T20 |
| 0 | Glam 2nd XI | v Glouc 2nd XI | Cardiff | 23 Jul 2015 | Other OD |
| 52 | Glam 2nd XI | v Glouc 2nd XI | Griffithstown | 20 Jul 2015 | Other |
| 20 | Glamorgan | v Kent | Tunbridge Wells | 17 Jul 2015 | T20 |
| 48, 66 | Glam 2nd XI | v Sussx 2nd XI | Fulking | 14 Jul 2015 | Other |
| 62 | Glam 2nd XI | v Sussx 2nd XI | Fulking | 13 Jul 2015 | Other OD |
| 63* | Glamorgan | v Sussex | Hove | 10 Jul 2015 | T20 |
| 0 | Glamorgan | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 6 Jul 2015 | FC |
Ben Wright forged a steady, if unspectacular, career as a middle-order batsman after making 72 on his Glamorgan debut in 2006. He retired at the end of the 2015 season with a first-class average the wrong side of 30 after 79 first-class matches.
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Sep 7, 2013
Ben Wright cracked 47 off 28 balls
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Apr 10, 2013
David Willey celebrates taking the wicket of Ben Wright
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Apr 15, 2010
Ben Wright drags into his stumps as he tries to leave
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NBC Denis Compton Award 2006