Chris Wood (cricketer)

Christopher Philip Wood (born 27 June 1990) is an English first-class cricketer.

Chris Wood
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Philip Wood
Born (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 34)
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentHampshire (squad no. 25)
2021–2023London Spirit
2024Birmingham Phoenix
First-class debut15 April 2010 Hampshire v Oxford MCCU
List A debut14 May 2010 Hampshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 43 79 201
Runs scored 1,326 400 545
Batting average 23.67 12.90 11.84
100s/50s 1/6 0/0 0/0
Top score 105* 41 31
Balls bowled 6,169 3,304 4,045
Wickets 105 105 213
Bowling average 30.22 28.22 26.02
5 wickets in innings 3 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/39 5/22 5/32
Catches/stumpings 14/– 24/– 47/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 August 2024

He currently plays for Hampshire. Wood is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace.

Wood has represented the England U-19 cricket team, playing two Youth Test matches, nine Youth One Day Internationals, and a single Youth Twenty20 International.

Wood made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford in the 2010 English cricket season. During the match, Wood took his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 5/54. He made his List-A debut against Warwickshire on 14 May in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40.

Wood scored his second first-class fifty against Worcestershire at New Road on 12/09/13. He shared an 81 run seventh wicket partnership with youngster Sean Terry. He has taken the most wickets in T20 matches by a player who has only played T20 cricket for one team.

As a youngster Wood was a talented sportsman, playing as a striker for the Manor Colts football team in Alton, Hampshire.

Wood attended Amery Hill School and Alton College. Wood has spoken about his addiction to gambling.[1]

He is married to Lucy, the daughter of Rod Bransgrove. Early in 2020, Lucy gave birth to Isabella.[2]

In April 2022, he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Gambling took up almost every hour of my day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ Gibson, Richard (July 2020). "County Diary". The Cricketer. 100: 72–3.
  3. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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