Michael John Edward Wright (born 17 January 1950) is a former New Zealand

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who played

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for Northern Districts from 1973 to 1984. A wicket-keeper, Wright was also an opening batsman, scoring 115 and 45 for Northern Districts against

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in 1982–83. He also played

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cricket for

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from 1969 to 1988, and was named as the wicket-keeper in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011. In all for Bay of Plenty he played 102 matches and scored 3950 runs, a record for the team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Mike 1950 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Northern Districts cricketers Cricketers from Whangārei