Ruth Barbara Wood (19 March 1917 – 1998) was an English cricketer who played as a pace bowler. She appeared in one Test match for England in 1949, against Australia. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire.^[1][2]

In her only test innings, batting at 10, she scored 4 runs before being stumped. She took one wicket for 53 in Australia's first innings. The match, the second of the series, was drawn in three days.^[3]