About Malcolm Wright
Lived 1926 – 1996 (aged 70). Malcolm Wright was a Sri Lankan cricketer.
Malcolm Graeme Wright (2 June 1926 – 20 December 1996) was a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer.
The son of Oswin Ansbert Wright, a member of an Anglo–Burgher family, he was born in British Ceylon at Kandy in June 1926. He studied in England at St Catherine's College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1950, against Warwickshire and Lancashire at Oxford. He scored 35 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 17.
Wright died in the Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham in December 1996, aged 70.
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Who was Malcolm Wright?
Sri Lankan cricketer
When was Malcolm Wright born?
Malcolm Wright was born on 2 June 1926 in Kandy.
When did Malcolm Wright die?
Malcolm Wright died on 20 December 1996.
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Malcolm Wright was a cricketer.
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Malcolm Wright was Sri Lankan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Malcolm Wright. https://biography.guide/malcolm-wright/
MLA: "Malcolm Wright." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/malcolm-wright/.
Chicago: "Malcolm Wright." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/malcolm-wright/.
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