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Full name Raymond James Bright
Born July 13, 1954, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 54 years 86 days
Major teams Australia,Victoria
Nickname Candles
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Fielding position Gully
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
25
39
8
445
33
14.35
1390
32.01
0
0
44
2
13
0
ODIs
11
8
4
66
19*
16.50
122
54.09
0
0
3
1
2
0
First-class
184
247
51
4130
108
21.07
2
12
107
0
List A
47
36
12
458
70
19.08
0
2
11
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
25
39
5541
2180
53
7/87
10/111
41.13
2.36
104.5
0
4
1
ODIs
11
10
462
350
3
1/28
1/28
116.66
4.54
154.0
0
0
0
First-class
184
37912
15114
471
7/87
32.08
2.39
80.4
24
2
List A
47
2367
1645
40
3/30
3/30
41.12
4.16
59.1
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Jul 7-12, 1977 scorecard
Last Test
India v Australia at Mumbai, Oct 15-19, 1986 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v Pakistan at Sharjah, Apr 11, 1986 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1972/73 - 1987/88
List A span
1973/74 - 1986/87
Profile
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
