Mac Wright (cricketer)

Macalister Bailey "Mac" Wright (born 22 January 1998) is an Australian cricketer.^[1][2] He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 27 September 2017.^[3]

Macalister Wright

Personal information
Full name	Macalister Bailey Wright
Born	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) Ferntree Gully, Victoria
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Tasmania
2017–2018	Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–present	Hobart Hurricanes
LA debut	27 September 2017 Cricket Australia XI v South Australia
Last LA	17 October 2017 Cricket Australia XI v Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 9 20 13 Runs scored 426 525 255 Batting average 30.42 30.88 25.50 100s/50s 0/3 1/3 0/3 Top score 78* 104 70* Balls bowled – 56 30 Wickets – 0 1 Bowling average – – 53.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 Best bowling – – 1/28 Catches/stumpings 3/– 6/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2022

Domestic career

Wright played for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He made his List A debut in the tournament against South Australia. He bowled 3 overs and conceded 23 runs.^[4] He played three matches for the tournament, scoring 42 runs but failing to take his first List A wicket.^[5]

In September 2018, he was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.^[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy on 5 October 2018.^[7] On 20 November 2019, in the 2019–20 Marsh One-Day Cup, Wright scored his maiden century in List A cricket.^[8] He made his first-class debut on 29 November 2019, for Tasmania in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season.^[9]

Personal life

In 2022, Wright was studying for a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) at Deakin University.^[10]

References

1. "Macalister Wright". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
2. "Mac Wright". Wisden. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
3. "1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
4. "1st match, JLT One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Sep 27 2017". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
5. "Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
6. "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
7. "3rd Match, Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy at Abu Dhabi, Oct 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
8. "Macalister Wright, Jackson Bird blow away New South Wales". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
9. "14th Match, Marsh Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Nov 29 - Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
10. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

External links

• Mac Wright at ESPNcricinfo