Damien Wright

Quick Facts

Full Name	Damien Wright
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1975(1975-07-25)
Age	49
Birthplace	Casino
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Cancer

Damien Wright Biography

Damien Wright is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on July 25, 1975 in Casino, Australia. All-rounder from the Journeyman team right-handed batsman, bowler and batsman who was with Tasmanian Tigers from 1997 to 2008. Tasmanian Tigers from 1997 to 2008. He then joined in the Victorian Bushrangers for three years.

The left handed batsman Left-handed batsman Michael Hussey notched a century for Western Australia against Wright’s Tigers in 2002. scored an unbeaten century to lead Western Australia against Wright’s Tigers in 2002.

Born in Casino, New South Wales, Wright moved to Tasmania in 1997–98. He made his first-class debut for Tasmania on 15 October 1997 against South Australia, claiming a wicket in each innings and scoring 19 runs in the first-innings. His one-day debut came four days later against the same opposition, and Wright took three wickets after opening the bowling. He made four further appearances during his debut season, and finished the summer with five first-class wickets at a bowling average of 56.40, and five List A wickets at an average of 20.20. In 1998–99, playing for the Australian Cricket Academy against New Zealand Academy, Wright claimed five wickets in an innings as the Australian side won after having earlier being forced by their opponents to follow-on. He only made two appearances for the Tasmanian first-team, both in the Pura Cup during March, and took three wickets.

The 1999–2000 season saw a sharp increase in the amount of cricket Wright played; he appeared in all six of the state’s Mercantile Mutual Cup matches, and seven of their ten Pura Cup matches. He began the season with an economical three wickets in the opening one-day match against South Australia, Wickets came steadily, but not prolifically through the rest of the season. He twice claimed three wickets in an innings, against Queensland in November, and Victoria in March. In total, he took 17 first-class wickets at 48.05, and ten one-day wickets at 20.50, both at least doubling his career totals. The following season saw Wright play slightly more one-day cricket, but slightly less first-class cricket. After playing in four of Tasmania’s opening five Pura Cup matches, Wright did not appear in the competition again until the final two matches of Tasmania’s campaign. Of his 22 first-class wickets in the season, 12 came in the last two matches, with Wright taking four wickets in an innings in both of the matches, against Western Australia and South Australia. His first-class wickets in the season came at an average of 26.95, significantly better than he had managed in previous seasons. In one-day competition, he returned nine wickets, including three wickets in a match Queensland.

He was raised by the family at Casino, New South Wales.

Damien Wright Net Worth

Damien Wright is one of the richest Cricket Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Damien Wright 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He relocated from Tasmania in 1997 to prepare to make his debut with the Tigers.

He was battling a variety of injury-related issues throughout his professional career.

Damien Geoffrey Wright (born 25 July 1975) is a former Australian first-class cricketer, and former coach of the Hobart Hurricanes cricket team. Wright made his debut for Tasmania in 1997, playing with the team until switching to Victoria for the 2008–09 season. In 2002 he played in the Scottish cricket team as their one permitted overseas player—he also had previous spells in county cricket with Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and Somerset. He is a right- handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has a side-on bowling action and an ability to bounce the ball sharply. Wright started Coaching the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League 03 in 2013-14, he coached the team to defeat the Melbourne Stars, who were undefeated in the tournament until then. The Hurricanes then lost the final to the Perth Scorchers. Wright then coached the Hurricanes to the semi-finals in the Champions League T20 2014 in India.

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After a stint as a bowling coach for New Zealand, Damien returned to Melbourne to coach the Melbourne Stars in 2012 then got an offer from Hobart to be the coach of the Hobart Hurricanes in 2013. His family and himself then moved down to Hobart in 2013. He is celebrated for his positive and colourful character and has had great success with Hobart’s T20 team.

Facts & Trivia

Damien Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Damien Wright celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.

In 2018, Wright was appointed Head Coach of the Bangladesh U-19 team, and led his side in the U-19 World Cup.