# Craig Wright (cricketer) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Craig_Wright_(cricketer) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Craig_Wright_(cricketer).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wright_(cricketer) > Source revision: 1333018970 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Scottish cricketer For the England Test cricketer, see [Craig White](/source/Craig_White). Craig Wright Personal information Full name Craig McIntyre Wright Born (1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 52) Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium Role Bowler International information National side Scotland ODI debut (cap 25) 5 August 2006 v Ireland Last ODI 8 April 2009 v Canada ODI shirt no. 99 Career statistics Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 20 3 16 123 Runs scored 240 14 494 1,430 Batting average 16.00 14.00 30.87 17.65 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/2 Top score 37 14 88* 88* Balls bowled 861 30 2,017 5,116 Wickets 29 4 40 149 Bowling average 22.86 12.25 23.57 24.41 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/29 3/29 4/38 5/23 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 14/– 25/– Source: CricketArchive, 13 June 2009 **Craig McIntyre Wright** (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former [cricketer](/source/Cricket).[1] He was a big hitting right-handed middle order batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.[2] He was educated at [Kelvinside Academy](/source/Kelvinside_Academy) in Glasgow. ## Career Wright had represented [Scotland](/source/Scottish_cricket_team) at both Under 16 and Under 19 level before making his senior debut in a match against [Ireland](/source/Irish_cricket_team) on 9 August 1997. He went on to play 194 times for Scotland, including the [2007 Cricket World Cup](/source/2007_Cricket_World_Cup), and [20/20 World Cup](/source/20%2F20_World_Cup) in 2007 & 2009. He overtook Greig Williamson in 2006 as the highest capped Scottish player. Career highlights include a hat trick against Denmark in 2004 and a man of the match performance to help Scotland upset Worcestershire in a 1998 NatWest series match. He was also Scotland's outstanding player of their first season in the English National Cricket League in 2003 (25 wickets at an average of 19.84) and topped the tournament bowling averages (16 wickets at 13.68) in Scotland's failed bid to qualify from the [ICC World Cup qualifier](/source/ICC_World_Cup_qualifier) in 2009 .[2][3] In 2002 he was appointed captain of the national side, a role he kept until stepping down at the end of the 2007 World Cup. As captain he lifted the 2004 Intercontinental Cup and the 2005 ICC Trophy for Scotland as well as steering them to the final of the ICC World League Division 1 (which qualified the team for the 2007 20/20 World Cup). In total he captained Scotland a record 107 times.[2][3] After being omitted from the Scottish side for the 1999 World Cup despite a strong showing the previous season, he had to wait until 2006 to make his [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) debut. In his second ODI game, against the Netherlands, he hit [Tim de Leede](/source/Tim_de_Leede) for six off the penultimate delivery to win the game. This effort was repeated against Ireland in the 2007 World League with Wright striking a six to level scores with two balls to go before hitting the winning boundary off the final delivery. Following Scotland's removal from the [2009 ICC Twenty20 Championship](/source/2009_ICC_Twenty20_Championship), Wright, then 35, announced his retirement.[3] Off the field he juggled his playing career with the job of Cricket Scotland's Performance Development Manager, having previously served as their Development Officer and Marketing Manager.[3][4] He refocused his career on this role following his retirement as a player.[2] In April 2010 it was announced that Wright would be joining Edinburgh-based Watsonian Cricket Club after leaving Greenock.[5] He captained an [MCC](/source/Marylebone_Cricket_Club) team that toured [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda) in September–October 2011, playing 10 one-day matches.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["European Cricket Personalities: Craig Wright"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221030063352/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESHISTORY/articles/000011/001102.shtml). *Cricket Europe*. Archived from [the original](https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLESHISTORY/articles/000011/001102.shtml) on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2020. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cricpro_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cricpro_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-cricpro_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-cricpro_2-3) McGlashan, Andrew (June 2009). ["Player Profile: Craig Wright"](http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25123.html). *CricInfo*. ESPN. Retrieved 10 June 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-retire_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-retire_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-retire_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-retire_3-3) ["Wright retires from internationals"](http://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/408302.html). *CricInfo*. ESPN. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Where are they now? Scotland – 1998 NatWest Trophy giantkillers"](https://www.thecricketpaper.com/features-and-columns/1318/where-are-they-now-scotland-1998-natwest-trophy-giantkillers/). *The Cricket Paper*. Retrieved 17 April 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WCC_5-0)** ["Welcome to Myreside Wrighty"](http://www.watsoniancricket.co.uk/general/welcome-to-myreside-wrighty/). *Watsonian CC*. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Marylebone Cricket Club in Bermuda 2011"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/15/Marylebone_Cricket_Club_in_Bermuda_2011.html). *CricketArchive*. Retrieved 25 September 2019. ## External links - [Craig Wright](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25123.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo) v t e Scotland ODI cricket captains 1999: Salmond 2006–07: Wright 2006–07: Watson 2009–10: Hamilton 2010–13: Drummond 2013–14; 2017–22: Coetzer 2013–16: Mommsen 2022–: Berrington Scotland squads v t e Scotland squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup 4 Blain 8 Lyons 10 Haq 12 Watts 17 Nel 18 Rogers 21 Lockhart 23 Brown 25 McCallum 27 Watson 28 Poonia 34 Hoffmann 37 Hamilton 55 Smith 99 Wright (c) v t e Scotland squad – 2007 World Twenty20 4 Blain 5 Maiden 8 Lyons 10 Haq 12 Watts 17 Nel 22 Sheikh 23 Brown 24 Drummond 25 McCallum 27 Watson (c) 28 Poonia 37 Hamilton 55 Smith (wk) 99 Wright Coach: Peter Steindl v t e Scotland squad – 2009 World Twenty20 – Coetzer – Hamilton (c) – McCallum – Poonia – Watts – Watson – Haq – Stander – Wright – Smith (wk) – Blain – Drummond – Berrington – Rogers – Nel Coach: Peter Steindl --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Craig Wright (cricketer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wright_(cricketer)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Wright_(cricketer)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.