Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1844)

Arthur Wood
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Hardy Wood
Born	25 May 1844; Thedden Grange, Bentworth, Hampshire, England
Died	10 July 1933 (aged 89); Hove, East Sussex, England
Batting	Right-hand
Role	Wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
1870–1885	Hampshire
1880–1881	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Matches	30
Runs scored	876
Batting average	17.87
100s/50s	–/6
Top score	82
Balls bowled	28
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	25/5
	Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2009

Arthur Hardy Wood (born 25 May 1844 in Thedden Grange, Bentworth, Hampshire; died 10 September 1933 at Hove, East Sussex) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was the third son of John Wood.^[1]

Wood was a right-handed batsman and played as a wicketkeeper.^[2] Wood captained Hampshire first in 1879 and then between 1883–1885. He briefly represented the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1880–1881. At the end of the 1885 season Wood retired from cricket.^[3]

Outside of his cricketing life Wood was a Justice of the Peace for his home county of Hampshire. Wood died in Hove, East Sussex at the age of 89.

References[]

^ Burke, Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1781.
^ "1930s cricket | Old Ebor". Retrieved 17 June 2019.
^ Wilde, Simon (17 September 2013). Wisden Cricketers of the Year: A Celebration of Cricket's Greatest Players. ISBN 978-1408140840.

External links[]

Arthur Wood at Cricinfo
Arthur Wood at CricketArchive

[1] Burke, Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1781.

[2] "1930s cricket | Old Ebor". Retrieved 17 June 2019.

[3] Wilde, Simon (17 September 2013). Wisden Cricketers of the Year: A Celebration of Cricket's Greatest Players. ISBN 978-1408140840.

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