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RJ Bright

Ray Bright

72y 4d Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Born
July 13, 1954, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Playing Roles
bowler
Batting Style
right-hand bat
Bowling Style
slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding Pos
gully
Intl Career
1974 - 1986

Profile & Biography

For a time, Ray Bright was colloquially and rather meanly known for having made almost as many tours as he had played Tests. Bright was a skilful left-arm orthodox spinner who flighted the ball when young, but flattened his trajectory as the passing years and Australia's then low regard for slow bowling took their toll. He was also a defiant, if inelegant, lower-order bat, and an honest captain of a struggling Victorian side. He will be best remembered for his effort in the Madras tied Test, when he was reduced to tears by the pitiless conditions, but fought back to take 5 for 94 in the epic fourth innings.
Gideon Haigh

Batting Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test253984453314.35139032.0100442130
ODI11846619*16.512254.09003120
FC18424751413010821.07-2121070
List A4736124587019.08-02110

Bowling Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test253955412180537/8710/11141.132.36104.5411
ODI111046235031/281/28116.664.54154000
FC18437912151144717/8732.082.3980.42422
List A4723671645403/303/3041.124.1659.1000

Photos of RJ Bright

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Bruce Laird, Rod Marsh, Jeff Thomson, Ray Bright, Kim Hughes, Grame Wood and the team masseur show off the catch they got at Cape Saunders
Ray Bright
Ray Bright portrait
The World Series Cricket Australia team at St Kilda Football ground in Melbourne, December 1977
The WSC Australians pose for a photo at St Kilda Football Ground in 1977