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Luke Wright

English cricketer

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Also known as Luke James Wright

Born: March 7, 1985
Birthplace: Grantham
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: cricketer
Education: Ratcliffe College
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Luke James Wright is an English former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Wright joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire. He 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. He made his One Day International debut on 5 September 2007 against India. In November 2022, he became a selector for the England men's team, announcing his retirement from playing at the same time. Wright was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Luke
Sport: cricket
Member of sports team: England cricket team
Rajshahi Warriors(2017–2017)
Quetta Gladiators(2016–2017)
Dhaka Capitals(2013–2013)
Pune Warriors India(2012–2013)
Impalas cricket team(2012–2012)
Melbourne Stars(2011–2018)
Sussex County Cricket Club(since 2004)
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Leicestershire County Cricket Club(2003–2003)
Family name: Wright
Social media followers: 220,143(February 6, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 407799339
218,850(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 407799339
220,038(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 407799339
225,761(April 22, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 407799339

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