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Wright set for Derbyshire return

By our correspondents
October 20, 2016

LONDON: Former New Zealand and India coach John Wright is to return to Derbyshire as a specialist coach when the county takes part in the 2017 edition of English cricket’s Twenty20 Blast competition, it was announced on Wednesday.

Left-handed opening batsman Wright played for Midlands club Derbyshire in the late 1970s and 1980s while also representing New Zealand, for whom he made 82 Test appearances.

After his playing days were over, the 62-year-old Wright went on to coach India, New Zealand and, more recently, the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament.