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Mac Wright (cricketer)

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Macalister Wright
Personal information
Full name
Macalister Bailey Wright
Born (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Ferntree Gully, Victoria
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentTasmania
2017–2018Cricket Australia XI
2018/19–presentHobart Hurricanes
LA debut27 September 2017 Cricket Australia XI v South Australia
Last LA17 October 2017 Cricket Australia XI v Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 9 24 21
Runs scored 426 620 457
Batting average 30.42 31.00 25.38
100s/50s 0/3 1/3 0/4
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/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2022

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]

Domestic career

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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

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

References

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  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.
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