Wright was a right-handed batsman and a round-arm right-arm fast bowler. He was educated at Sydney College, Bath. Scores and Biographies notes that he was 5 foot 10½ inches tall and weighed 11 stone 10 pounds.[1]
Edward Wright played four matches for Gloucestershire in 1878 scoring 81 runs and taking one wicket. On his debut against Surrey James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual reported that "Mr. E. Wright, an amateur debutant, [contributed] a very freely hit 32." Earlier he had played for Somerset in 1875, before they were first-class, and for Devon between 1876 and 1884.
He joined the Colonial Service and was posted to British Guiana. He made his debut for the colony against Trinidad in 1882-83 when he took 4 wickets and then scored 123 out of the British Guiana total of 168. This was the first first-class century in the West Indies.[2] In 1887-88 he took 3-17 and 7–15 against Barbados.
Against Slade Lucas's team in 1894-95 he took 5–34 in the first match and then scored 54 in the second match. More success followed in the 1895-96Inter-Colonial Tournament when he scored 96 against Trinidad and then scored 26 and 85 and took 3-58 and 7–53 in the final against Barbados. In 1896-97 he played against Lord Hawke's team but had less success.
The following season he was posted to Jamaica and joined the Jamaican Constabulary. He was promoted to Inspector General in charge of the Jamaica Constabulary and in 1902 was awarded the CMG for his services.[1] While in Jamaica he played three matches for Jamaica against the touring R. A. Bennett's XI in 1901-02.
Wright married Constance Hext in 1881 and they had a son, Arthur, who played for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord's in 1904 and also played for Devon. After the death of his first wife, Wright married Annie Douglas Alexander in 1891, and they had two sons: Douglas and Oswin.[1]
In 1902 a riot took place at Montego Bay.[3] A small group of police with Wright in charge went there at once to investigate the incident. On the following day Wright and a colleague, Inspector Clarke, were strolling unarmed through the town and were mistaken for members of the local police force. They were attacked and whilst Inspector Clarke received a fractured skull from which he eventually recovered, Wright was so badly hurt that he died shortly afterwards.[1]
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^ abcdPhilip Thorn, "An Ill Wind in Jamaica", The Cricket Statistician, no. 53, Spring 1986, pp. 4–6.
^Rowland Bowen, "Notable Dates and Other Memorabilia in West Indian Cricket History", Wisden 1969, pp. 151–59.
^Thomas, Herbert T (1927). The Story of a West Indian Policeman or Forty Seven Years in the Jamaica Constabulary. Kingston: The Gleaner Company Limited. pp. 120–123.
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edward, fortescue, wright, born, march, 1858, coburg, chudleigh, devon, murdered, november, 1904, kingston, jamaica, english, cricketer, became, member, colonial, service, west, indies, edward, wrightpersonal, informationfull, nameborn, 1858, march, 1858chudle. Edward Fortescue Wright CMG born 11 March 1858 in Coburg Chudleigh Devon murdered on 23 November 1904 in Kingston Jamaica was an English cricketer who became a member of the Colonial Service in the West Indies Edward WrightPersonal informationFull nameEdward Fortescue WrightBorn 1858 03 11 11 March 1858Chudleigh Devon EnglandDied23 November 1904 1904 11 23 aged 46 Kingston JamaicaBattingRight handedBowlingRoundarm right arm fastDomestic team informationYearsTeam1878Gloucestershire1882 1895Demerara1895 1897British Guiana1901 1902JamaicaCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 18Runs scored 759Batting average 23 71100s 50s 1 3Top score 123Balls bowled 1 615Wickets 47Bowling average 12 805 wickets in innings 310 wickets in match 2Best bowling 7 15Catches stumpings 11 Source CricketArchive 16 January 2011Life and career editWright was a right handed batsman and a round arm right arm fast bowler He was educated at Sydney College Bath Scores and Biographies notes that he was 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 11 stone 10 pounds 1 Edward Wright played four matches for Gloucestershire in 1878 scoring 81 runs and taking one wicket On his debut against Surrey James Lillywhite s Cricketers Annual reported that Mr E Wright an amateur debutant contributed a very freely hit 32 Earlier he had played for Somerset in 1875 before they were first class and for Devon between 1876 and 1884 He joined the Colonial Service and was posted to British Guiana He made his debut for the colony against Trinidad in 1882 83 when he took 4 wickets and then scored 123 out of the British Guiana total of 168 This was the first first class century in the West Indies 2 In 1887 88 he took 3 17 and 7 15 against Barbados Against Slade Lucas s team in 1894 95 he took 5 34 in the first match and then scored 54 in the second match More success followed in the 1895 96 Inter Colonial Tournament when he scored 96 against Trinidad and then scored 26 and 85 and took 3 58 and 7 53 in the final against Barbados In 1896 97 he played against Lord Hawke s team but had less success The following season he was posted to Jamaica and joined the Jamaican Constabulary He was promoted to Inspector General in charge of the Jamaica Constabulary and in 1902 was awarded the CMG for his services 1 While in Jamaica he played three matches for Jamaica against the touring R A Bennett s XI in 1901 02 Wright married Constance Hext in 1881 and they had a son Arthur who played for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord s in 1904 and also played for Devon After the death of his first wife Wright married Annie Douglas Alexander in 1891 and they had two sons Douglas and Oswin 1 In 1902 a riot took place at Montego Bay 3 A small group of police with Wright in charge went there at once to investigate the incident On the following day Wright and a colleague Inspector Clarke were strolling unarmed through the town and were mistaken for members of the local police force They were attacked and whilst Inspector Clarke received a fractured skull from which he eventually recovered Wright was so badly hurt that he died shortly afterwards 1 References edit a b c d Philip Thorn An Ill Wind in Jamaica The Cricket Statistician no 53 Spring 1986 pp 4 6 Rowland Bowen Notable Dates and Other Memorabilia in West Indian Cricket History Wisden 1969 pp 151 59 Thomas Herbert T 1927 The Story of a West Indian Policeman or Forty Seven Years in the Jamaica Constabulary Kingston The Gleaner Company Limited pp 120 123 External links editCricketArchive stats Cricinfo player profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Fortescue Wright amp oldid 1186766572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
