Ronald James John Wright (1913 – 14 June 1968) was an Australia

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n cricket

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 test match umpire

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He umpired 13 Test matches

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 between 1948 and 1959. His first match was between Australia

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 and India

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 at Adelaide

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 on 23 January to 28 January 1948, a match won by Australia by an innings, with Don Bradman scoring 201 (following a century in each innings in the previous Test), Lindsay Hassett

Lindsay Hassett

Arthur Lindsay Hassett MBE was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by Wisden as, "... a master of nearly every stroke ... his superb timing, nimble footwork and strong wrists enabled him to make batting look a...

 scoring 198 not out, and Ray Lindwall

Ray Lindwall

Raymond Russell Lindwall MBE was a cricketer who represented Australia in 61 Tests from 1946 to 1960. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He also played top-flight rugby league football with St...

 taking 7 wickets in the second innings. Wright’s partner in this match was George Borwick.

His last match was between Australia and England

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 at Melbourne

Melbourne Cricket Ground

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 on 13 February to 18 February 1959, where the home team won comfortably. Les Townsend

Les Townsend

Leslie Hyde Townsend was an Australian cricket Test match umpire....

, officiating in his only Test match, was Wright’s partner in this match.

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