| Full name: | John Geoffrey Wright |
| Born: | 5th July 1954, Darfield, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Left-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Biography: | Appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to cricket |
| Relations: | Brother: HG Wright; Cousin: NH Wright; Father: GT Wright; Son: HJ Wright; Uncle: NQ Wright; Uncle: AF Wright |
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1977/78-1992/93); New Zealand (ODI: 1978-1992/93); Northern Districts (Main FC: 1975/76-1983/84); Northern Districts (Main ListA: 1976/77-1983/84); Derbyshire (Main ListA: 1977-1988); Derbyshire (Main FC: 1977-1988); Canterbury (Main FC: 1984/85-1988/89); Canterbury (Main ListA: 1984/85-1988/89); Auckland (Main FC: 1989/90-1992/93); Auckland (Main ListA: 1989/90-1992/93); All teams |
| Kent Second XI cap: 1976 | |
| Derbyshire cap: 1977 | |
| New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1982, 1990 | |
| Derbyshire benefit season: 1987 (raised 52,168 pounds) | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1989 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1977/78-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 82 | 148 | 7 | 5334 | 185 | 37.82 | 12 | 23 | 38 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1977/78-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 1.00 | ||||
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1978-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 149 | 148 | 1 | 3891 | 101 | 26.46 | 1 | 24 | 51 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1978-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 2.00 | ||||
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1975/76-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 366 | 636 | 44 | 25073 | 192 | 42.35 | 59 | 126 | 193 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1975/76-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 370 | 7 | 339 | 2 | 1-4 | 169.50 | 0 | 0 | 185.00 | 5.49 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1976/77-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 349 | 345 | 13 | 10240 | 108 | 30.84 | 6 | 68 | 108 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1976/77-1992/93) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 42 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1-8 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 2.57 |