Chris wants to end Bears career on Wright note
FAST bowler Chris Wright has just five games left as a Warwickshire player but insists that, for now, it’s just “business as usual”.
That business? Trying to take wickets for the Bears to help them seal promotion back to the Specsavers County Championship Division One.
Warwickshire are well-placed to do that at the moment, top of Division Two. That strong position is due not least to Wright, who has bowled in excess of 100 overs – more than any other Bears seamer this season.
The 33-year-old has glued the seam attack together, most notably in the recent win over Gloucestershire in which his match figures were 20-5-65-7. Now he wants to deliver more of the same to help Warwickshire to promotion before he departs to take up a two-year contract with Leicestershire.
“I just want to contribute to us getting back in Division One,” he said. “It would definitely be a nice way to leave.
“As a squad we believe we are too strong to be in Division Two and last year [getting relegated] was disappointing, so we are all keen to set the record straight.
“I have won all the other trophies during my time with the Bears so it would be nice to add the other one – the Division Two title. We didn’t want to get relegated but it would give me a full house of trophies! “At the moment it’s business as usual but it will probably be quite strange in the last game. “It would be nice to get a few wins together before then so maybe we can have a few beers in that last game.”
Wright started his Warwickshire career in style, with a championship five-for against Yorkshire at Headingley in August 2011, and is also closing it impressively as part of a seam attack which has delivered match-winning potency, despite losing key men to injury.
“Everyone has chipped in and got five-fors, so it was nice for me to get one, and that’s how our bowling unit works,’’ said Wright.
“We all believe in each other so, whether it’s your day or someone else’s, as long as you get the job done it feels good.
“We have just got to keep doing what we have been doing.’’