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Luke Wright

Full name: Luke James Wright

Born: 7th March 1985, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm medium pace

Relations: Brother: AS Wright

Teams: England (ODI: 2007-2008); England (Int Twenty20: 2007/08-2009); England (Twenty20 World Cup: 2007/08-2009); Leicestershire (Main FC: 2003); Sussex (Main FC: 2004-2009); Leicestershire Cricket Board (Main ListA: 2001); Leicestershire (Main ListA: 2003); Sussex (Main ListA: 2004-2009); Sussex (Main Twenty20: 2004-2009); All teams

Sussex cap: 2007

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Articles: Quarter-finalists have been lined up

Hopkinson ton lights up Hove draw

Sussex make Aussie bowlers toil hard

Sussex strengthens its quarter-final claims

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Pictures: Luke Wright celebrates the wicket of Shoaib Malik

Luke Wright is bowled by Umar Gul

Luke Wright plays a shot

England's Luke Wright plays a shot watched by Brendon McCullum

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As a medium-fast bowling allrounder, it's no surprise that Luke Wright admires Jacques Kallis and Andrew Flintoff or that he hopes to emulate the latter in one day playing for England. That moment came a step closer when he was named in the Twenty20 World Championship squad. Among his achievements, Wright has represented England Under-19s, won the Denis Compton medal three times and scored a century on his first-class debut for Sussex. He was also a key part of the Sussex team that won the C&G Trophy final in 2006. He has spent the last two winters at the National Academy based at Loughborough University, where he was right at home having studied Sports Science and Sports Massage there. He took further steps towards emulating the likes of Flintoff and reaching the England side in February 2006 when he was called to the West Indies to bolster the England A squad, who had lost players to the seniors in India. Being in the Caribbean certainly beats spending your 21st birthday in the depths of the English winter. But his career really took off during the 2007 Twenty20 Cup when he was the leading run-scorer with 346 runs, enough to earn him a place in England's 15-man squad to South Africa.
Profile DateLine: 8th May 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	52	74	12	2008	155*	32.38	5	10	63.36	25

First-Class Career Bowling (2003-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	5059	138	2946	66	5-80	44.63	1	0	76.65	3.49

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2007-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	16	11	1	229	52	22.90	0	2	97.86	6

One-Day International Career Bowling (2007-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	186	0	157	3	2-34	52.33	0	0	62.00	5.06

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2001-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	101	74	12	1287	125	20.75	1	3	27

One-Day Career Bowling (2003-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	3204	22	2779	74	4-12	37.55	3	0	43.29	5.20

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2007/08-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	13	13	0	211	71	16.23	0	1	131.05	7

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2007/08-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	72	0	103	2	1-24	51.50	0	0	36.00	8.58

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	51	41	3	769	103	20.23	1	3	144.54	22

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004-2009)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	636	1	833	34	3-17	24.50	0	0	18.70	7.85

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2004)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England Under-19s	7	12	1	294	78	26.72	0	2	47.72	5

Youth Test Career Bowling (2002/03-2004)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	561	24	278	9	3-26	30.88	0	0	62.33	2.97

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2003/04)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England Under-19s	13	10	0	268	79	26.80	0	3	67.67	5

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (2003-2003/04)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	216	0	191	11	5-46	17.36	0	1	19.63	5.30