21 Facts About Luke Wright

Luke James Wright was born on 7 March 1985 and is an English former cricketer.

Luke Wright was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler.

Luke Wright was named in England's squad for the Under-19 World Cup in 2004, and joined the International Twenty20 squad for the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship in September 2007.

Luke Wright made his One Day International debut on 5 September 2007 against India.

Luke Wright was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.

Luke Wright hit a century on debut for Sussex, and has won the Denis Compton medal on three separate occasions during his domestic career.

Luke Wright had success in the longer one day formats, hitting 125 against Gloucestershire from 73 deliveries.

On 5 September 2007 Luke Wright made his One Day International debut against India at The Oval, London; hitting a half century in a 106 run 6th wicket stand with Middlesex batsmen Owais Shah.

Luke Wright was run out on 50, by a matter of inches after facing just 39 balls, and received a standing ovation.

Luke Wright took a good low catch to remove Gautam Gambhir.

Luke Wright was selected for the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, and played his first match on 13 September against Zimbabwe, where he was out caught behind on this first ball.

Luke Wright then suffered a number of ducks and single figure scores during the tournament, batting at both number 3 and down in the lower order.

Luke Wright was selected for the 2008 Tour to New Zealand, and after impressing with both bat and ball in the two practice matches, he was selected to play in three of the five matches.

Luke Wright's inclusion was to fill the all-rounder's spot vacated by Andrew Flintoff's retirement after the 2009 Ashes.

Luke Wright was very much a regular of the England one day side and was a member of the England Twenty20 squads for both the 2009 and 2010 tournaments where he was a member of the winning England team.

Luke Wright attended Ratcliffe College in Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire and made his first-class debut for Leicestershire at age 18.

Luke Wright met his wife Rebecca whilst on tour in New Zealand in 2009.

At 3:30pm on 27 November 2011, Luke Wright's first child was born, Joshua James, Luke Wright soon posted a picture of him on his Twitter page.

Luke Wright was retained for the 2nd season which started from 9 February 2017.

Luke Wright announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in November 2022.

In November 2022, Luke Wright became a selector for the England men's team.