in 1882, george wright took up cricket seriously again with the longwood cricket club of boston where he dominated local cricket sides with isaac chambers, the longwood cricket pro and greenskeeper, holding up the other bowling end. in 1891, wright captained the longwood cricket club against lord hawke's visiting english side. wright's side surprised the visiting english first-class players with accurate bowling which kept the tourists in check. in 1892, wright donated cricket gear to british guianese (guyana) cricket players, thereby starting a century-old tradition of west indian cricket in new england.