Ray Bright
INTL CAREER: 1974 - 1986
Full Name
Raymond James Bright
Born
July 13, 1954, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria
Age
69y 296d
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.
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