Doug Wright
Doug Wright was born on August 21, 1914. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Doug Wright
Douglas Vivian Parson Wright (21 August 1914 – 13 November 1998) was an English cricketer who played for England in 34 Test matches from 1938 to 1950/51. He played first-class cricket for Kent in twenty seasons between 1932 and 1957. He was the club's first professional captain from late 1953 to 1956. Wright was a leg-spinner, but had a run-up as long as pace bowlers of his day—though actually consisting of leaps or hops, rather than steps—and actually delivered the ball at medium pace. Combined with his vigorous back-of-the-hand spin, Wright on his best days was one of the most difficult to play of all English bowlers. However, as would be expected of a bowler trying to spin the ball at such a quick pace, he could also be expensive.