Matches (14)
IPL (2)
WT20 Qualifier (4)
RHF Trophy (4)
NEP vs WI [A-Team] (2)
BAN v IND [W] (1)
PAK v WI [W] (1)

Ray Bright

Australia|Bowler
Ray Bright
INTL CAREER: 1974 - 1986

Full Name

Raymond James Bright

Born

July 13, 1954, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria

Age

69y 293d

Nicknames

Candles

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Fielding Position

Gully

Playing Role

Bowler

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