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John Wright

Full Name
John Geoffrey Wright
Born
05-07-1954 Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand
Current Age
66 years old
Major Teams
New Zealand
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
John Wright

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    John Wright: Life and times

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John Wright Biography

His dour temperament and near-impregnable defence made John Wright one of the most reliable New Zealand batsmen, though his limited strokeplay meant he was overshadowed by Martin Crowe for a decade.
 
Wright was the first New Zealand batsman to score 4,000 Test runs, and scored Test hundreds against every opposition (barring South Africa and Zimbabwe, who he never played against). Unfortunately, only two of his 12 hundreds came away from home.
 
He also led New Zealand to three Test victories (including one on Indian soil) and played crucial roles in each of them. His career-best of 185 came when he led his side to victory against India at Christchurch. He also scored 117 not out, again as captain, as New Zealand chased down 181 against Australia at Wellington in 1989-90 to win the one-off Test series.
 
Following retirement Wright went into coaching, starting with Kent before taking up the unenviable job of being the first foreign coach of India. His partnership with Sourav Ganguly, the then Indian captain, put India on the way to ascent in the early 2000s and taking them to World Cup final 2003. He also coached the ICC World XI during the Super Series against Australia in 2005.
 
He also coached New Zealand when they made it to the semifinal in World Cup 2011 and during their first Test win against Australia after 18 years.  Incidentally, their last win against Australia before the Test was also Wright’s last.
 
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John Wright Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 82 148 5334 7 185 37.82 14614 36.49 12 23 631 9 38 0
ODIs 149 148 3891 1 101 26.46 6771 57.46 1 24 368 13 51 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 18 18 493 0 69 27.38 829 59.46 0 3 48 1 4 0

John Wright Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 82 30 5 0 -- 1.000 -- 0 0 0/0 0/0
ODIs 149 24 8 0 -- 2.000 -- 0 0 0/0 0/0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0/0

John Wright Career statistics

Test Debut

New Zealand v England at Basin Reserve, Wellington, February 10, 1978

Last Test

New Zealand v Australia at Eden Park, Auckland, March 12, 1993

ODI Debut

England v New Zealand at North Marine Road, Scarborough, July 15, 1978

Last ODI

Sri Lanka v New Zealand at P Sara Oval, Colombo, December 12, 1992

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Krunal Pandya Reveals How John Wright Spotted Him And Hardik

Krunal, the allrounder recalled how he received a letter for trials for a speed post job while the Baroda trials for the Syed Mushtaq ...

Former India Coach John Wright Appointed Derbyshire President

Wright played 82 Tests and 149 ODIs between 1978 and 1993, scoring a combined 9225 runs.

We have a great relationship, we’re genuine friends: Ganguly on Wright

Sourav Ganguly has said John Wright was 'more of a friend than a coach' during the New Zealander's stint as the coach of the Indian ...

2nd Test: With eighth Test hundred, Tom Latham becomes second most successful New Zealand opener

Latham is only behind John Wright in terms of runs and hundreds by a New Zealand opener.

Keep your feet on the ground, don’t get carried away: John Wright to Virat Kohli’s India

Former India coach John Wright went down the memory lane after India secured a 1-0 series lead against Australia with their 31-run win ...

When John Wright grabbed VVS Laxman and blamed him for a Test defeat

The former India coach made Laxman realise his decision to not follow instructions added to defeat in the West Indies.

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Features ON John Wright

    2nd Test: With eighth Test hundred, Tom Latham becomes second most successful New Zealand opener

    Latham is only behind John Wright in terms of runs and hundreds by a New Zealand opener.

    John Wright drops a catch, faces riposte from umpire, breaks a billion hearts, scores a hundred, gets criticised

    John Wright was named Man of the Match in the end. He also led New Zealand to a series win over India.

    Why John Wright got ‘trolled’ by his Derbyshire teammates

    John Wright batted gustily on debut, facing 349 balls for his hard-earned 74 runs. However, he did not exactly get a hero’s welcome at ...

    BCCI should consider hiring foreign coach keeping Gary Kirsten, John Wright’s success in mind

    India reached the final of ICC World Cup 2003 under John Wright, and won the tournament in 2011 under Gary Kirsten.

    From Gary Kirsten to Duncan Fletcher – why are so many cricket coaches left-handed?

    Lehmann, Flower, Kirsten, Flecther; surprising proportion of modern-day coaches who are left-handed.

    Bishan Bedi’s comments predictably sensational and devoid of substance

    Bedi has delved into his vast stores of recollections to criticise Dhoni and Fletcher.

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