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Cyril Wright (rugby union)

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Cyril Wright
Personal information
Full name
Cyril Carne Glenton Wright
Born(1887-03-07)7 March 1887
Porto, Portugal
Died15 September 1960(1960-09-15) (aged 73)
Belsize Park, Hampstead, London, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1907–1909Cambridge University
1909Gentlemen of the South
1914GJV Weigall's XI
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 677
Batting average 16.11
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 87
Catches/stumpings 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 April 2023

Cyril Carne Glenton Wright (7 March 1887 – 15 September 1960) was an English sportsman who played rugby union for England and first-class cricket.

Cricket career

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Wright, who was educated at Tonbridge School, made appearances with the Kent Second XI from 1906 to 1908 but was unable to make it into the first XI at a time when the county was one of the most successful in the County Championship.[1] He instead played his first-class cricket at Cambridge University, as a batsman. Despite playing 23 first-class fixtures he passed 50 only once, which was in his innings of 87 against Sussex in 1908.[2]

Rugby career

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A rugby union centre, Wright played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. and played in the Varsity Match during the 1907/08 season winning a sporting Blue. While at Cambridge he was selected for the England national team and played twice for his country, against Ireland and Scotland in the 1909 Home Nations Championship.[3] After leaving university he played club rugby for Blackheath F.C. and county rugby for Kent.[4] He was also selected for invitational touring side the Barbarians.

Personal history

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Wright was born in Ramalde in Porto, Portugal in 1887 to Charles Wright.[5] He was educated at Tonbridge School and on leaving Pembroke College, Cambridge he became a schoolmaster, teaching at Tonbridge 1919 to 1929.[4] He served his country during the First World War, joining the Durham Light Infantry, rising to the rank of captain.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Cyril Wright played for". CricketArchive.
  2. ^ "Cambridge University v Sussex". CricketArchive.
  3. ^ "Cyril Wright". ESPN Scrum.
  4. ^ a b Maule, Raymond (1992). The Complete Who's Who of England Rugby Union Internationals. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 183. ISBN 1-873626-10-X.
  5. ^ Charterhouse Register, Tercentenary Edition. Vol. II. 1892 — 1910. London: Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 693.
  6. ^ "Captain Cyril Carne Glenton WRIGHT. The Durham Light Infantry". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2013.