Ben James Wright (born 5 December 1987) is an English

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He plays for Glamorgan. He was selected to play in the England Under-19 tour to play against

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in 2005–06. He made 72 on his first-class debut in 2006 and in 2007 Wright scored his maiden first-class century against Leicestershire County Cricket Club at

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. He was selected for the home U19 series and captained the team for a Test in place of the suspended

Rory Hamilton-Brown Rory James Hamilton-Brown (born 3 September 1987) is a former English first-class cricketer who last played for Sussex. Previously, he was captain of Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he was also an occasio ...

. Ben Wright also spent the 2008/09, 09/10 and 11/12 seasons in South Australia playing club cricket for

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. In September 2015, it was announced that he was leaving Glamorgan, to start a new career outside cricket.

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* 1987 births Living people Cricketers from Preston, Lancashire English cricketers of the 21st century English cricketers Glamorgan cricketers Wales National County cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1980s-stub