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John Wright (cricketer, Born 1861)
John Wright (23 September 1861 – 23 December 1912) was an English people, English first-class cricketer. Wright was born at Nantwich. Described as "A fast round-armed bowler, rather uncertain; a good bat, and fields well near the wicket", Wright made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the North of England in the North v South match at Lord's in 1885, played in benefit of the family of Fred Morley. Batting twice during the match, Wright was dismissed for 3 runs by W. G. Grace, while in their second-innings he was dismissed duck (cricket), without scoring by Arnold Fothergill. He later played Minor Counties of English and Welsh cricket, minor counties cricket for Cheshire County Cricket Club, Cheshire in 1895, making one appearance against Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire. He was employed in various jobs during his life at Manchester, Stockport, Weston-super-Mare, Nelson, Lancashire, Nelson, and Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale. He died at Willast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantwich
Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture. It had a population of 14,045 in 2021. History The origins of the settlement date to Roman times, when salt from Nantwich was used by the Roman garrisons at Chester (Deva Victrix) and Stoke-on-Trent as a preservative and a condiment. Salt has been used in the production of Cheshire cheese and in the tanning industry, both products of the dairy industry based in the Cheshire Plain around the town. ''Nant'' comes from the Welsh for brook or stream. ''Wich'' and ''wych'' are names used to denote brine springs or wells. In 1194 there is a reference to the town as being called ''Nametwihc'', which would indicate it was once the site of a pre-Roman Celtic nemeton or sacred grove. In the Domesday Book, Nantwich is recorded as having eight salt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
