Roger Wilfred Wrightson was an English cricketer.
11 Facts About Roger Wrightson
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Roger Wrightson's father first introduced Wrightson to cricket when he was a child, according to Wrightson had made him, along with his brothers bat as left-handers.
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Roger Wrightson eventually made his debut for Essex in a first-class match against Oxford University in 1965, with him making nine further first-class appearances in the 1965 season.
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Against Warwickshire that season at Clacton, Roger Wrightson scored 84 runs, which was to be his only first-class half century.
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Roger Wrightson made no appearances for Essex in 1966, with his teaching career taking precedence.
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Roger Wrightson did appear in two first-class matches in the 1967 season against Derbyshire and Hampshire, and was at the end of that season offered a new contract by Essex, but decided to not to accept the offer.
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Roger Wrightson and his wife Audrey, who was an art teacher, moved to Cumberland shortly thereafter.
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Roger Wrightson played in the Minor Counties Championship for Cumberland, making his debut for the county in 1970 against the Yorkshire Second XI.
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Roger Wrightson played for Cumberland in 1970 and 1971, making nine Minor Counties Championship appearances.
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Roger Wrightson died at Carlisle, Cumberland on 13 September 1986, aged 46.
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Roger Wrightson was survived by his wife Audrey, son Michael and daughter Anna.