Michael Wrigley

Michael Wrigley
Personal information
Full name
Michael Harold Wrigley
Born30 July 1924
Rostherne, Cheshire, England
Died13 January 1995(1995-01-13) (aged 70)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948–1950Oxford University
1948Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 71
Batting average 5.91
100s/50s –/–
Top score 17
Balls bowled 2,548
Wickets 48
Bowling average 22.41
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/57
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 March 2019

Michael Harold Wrigley OBE (30 July 1924 – 13 January 1995) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. After attending Harrow School during the Second World War, Wrigley served in the last year of the war with the Rifle Brigade. He later attended the University of Oxford, where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club (having also previously played for the Combined Services cricket team). He was recalled to the Rifle Brigade during the Korean War, before later serving in the Diplomatic Service, where he worked in the Far East.