Benjamin_Wood_(cricketer)

Benjamin Wood (cricketer)

Benjamin Wood (cricketer)

English cricketer

Benjamin Shaw Wood (born 25 January 1971) is an English former first-class cricketer.

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Wood was born at Dewsbury in January 1971. He later studied at the University of Oxford at Worcester College.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Hampshire in 1991. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1992, making a total of twelve appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 16 wickets at a high average of 63.56 and with best figures of 2 for 24.[3] A tailend batsman, he scored 24 runs with a high score of 13.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford University, he also made a single appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring Pakistanis in 1992.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Player profile: Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "First-Class Matches played by Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. [4]
    "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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