Mark Wood (cricketer)

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Mark Wood
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Mark Wood at the MCG during the 2021-22 Ashes Series
Personal information
Full nameMark Andrew Wood
Born (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 32)
Ashington, Northumberland, England
Height6 ft (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 667)21 May 2015 v New Zealand
Last Test14 January 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 241)8 May 2015 v Ireland
Last ODI4 July 2021 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.33
T20I debut (cap 73)23 June 2015 v New Zealand
Last T20I10 November 2021 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.33
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2010Northumberland
2011–presentDurham (squad no. 33)
2018Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 11)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 25 57 66 91
Runs scored 563 72 1,729 134
Batting average 15.63 9.00 19.64 7.05
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/5 0/0
Top score 52 14 72* 24
Balls bowled 4,632 2,903 10,750 4,282
Wickets 81 69 217 115
Bowling average 31.75 38.28 27.16 32.88
5 wickets in innings 3 0 11 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/37 4/33 6/37 4/33
Catches/stumpings 8/– 12/– 17/– 22/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 January 2022

Mark Jason Wood (born 11 January 1990) is an English cricketer. Wood is a right-arm fast bowler who also bats right-handed. He represents England internationally in all forms of the game, and plays domestic cricket for Durham. Wood was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Wood is currently one of the fastest bowlers in the world, having hit speeds up to 97mph (156kph) [1]

Domestic career[]

Minor counties[]

Wood made his debut in county cricket for Northumberland in 2008 against Norfolk in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. He played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 2008 to 2010, making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances[2] and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[3]

Durham[]

In the 2011 season, he made his debut for Durham in a first-class match against Durham MCCU.[4] He followed this up by making his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40.[5] He has since made a further first-class appearance against Sri Lanka A,[4] and a further List A appearance against Scotland in the Clydesdale Bank 40.[5] Wood made his debut for the England Lions in their 2014 tour of Sri Lanka.

Indian Premier League[]

On 28 January 2018, Wood was bought by Chennai Super Kings for INR 1.5 crores (~£160,000) for the 2018 IPL season. In February 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[6]

International career[]

2015: West Indies and Ireland[]

In March 2015, Wood was named in the England Test squad for the tour of the West Indies.[7] However, he did not play in the series.

He made his One-Day International debut for England against Ireland on 8 May 2015.[8] The match was affected by rain and little cricket was played, although Wood did take his first international wicket.

2015: New Zealand[]

He made his Test debut for England later the same month against New Zealand.[9] In the first Test Wood took figures of 3–93 in New Zealand's first innings. He then took 1–47 in their second innings to help England win the match by 124 runs and go 1-0 up in the series. In the following Test Wood continued to impress, taking figures of 2–62 in New Zealand's first innings. He also made a useful 19 with the bat. In New Zealand's second innings he took another three wickets, this time at the expense of 97 runs. England lost the match by 199 runs and the series was drawn at 1-1.

Wood played in the third ODI against New Zealand, taking figures of 1-48. In the next game he took figure of 1–49 to help England win by seven wickets and level the series at 2-2. Although Wood did not take a wicket in the final game of the series, taking 0-70, England still won to win the series 3–1.

He made his Twenty20 International debut in the same series on 23 June 2015.[10] He finished with figures of 3-26 as England won by 56 runs.

2015: Ashes series[]

Wood taking the final wicket of the Fourth Test of the 2015 Ashes series at Trent Bridge

Wood took 2–68 in Australia's first innings of the first Ashes Test and followed this up by taking 2–53 in their second innings to help England win the match by 169 runs. In the second Test he only took one wicket in the Australian first innings, finishing with figures of 1-92 as England lost the match by 405 runs. He was ruled out of the third Test through injury, but returned in the fourth Test, taking 1–13 in Australia's first innings. In the second innings he took figures of 3-69 including the wicket that won the match for England, which meant they regained the Ashes. England lost the final Test of the series, with Wood taking 1–59 in Australia first innings. However, England won the series 3–2 to regain the Ashes.

Wood was selected for the first ODI against Australia, although he was expensive, finishing with figures of 1-72 as Australia won the game. He kept his place for the next game, but he again proved expensive, this time finishing with 0-65 from his nine overs, although England went on to win the game by three wickets. After being dropped from the side for the next two games, he returned for the final ODI and took figures of 1-25, although a poor batting performance from England meant they lost the game and the series 3–2.

2015: Pakistan[]

He played in the first Test against Pakistan although he only picked up one wicket in the match, which ended in a draw, as England were unable to force a win due to bad light. He played in the second Test, which England lost, although he performed well. He took 3–39 in Pakistan's first innings and followed this up with another two wickets in the second innings, although Pakistan went on to win the match in convincing fashion, by 178 runs.

An ankle injury ruled Wood out of England's entire series against Sri Lanka, and he also missed the start of the return series against Pakistan.

2016: Pakistan[]

Wood returned from injury in time for the first ODI against Pakistan. He took figures of 1-57 as England won by 44 runs on the D/L Method. He took 3/46 in the next match as England restricted Pakistan to 251 and won the match by four wickets. In the third match of the series he took figures of 1-75 as England won by 169 runs. After missing the fourth match, he returned for the final match of the series and took figures of 2-56, although England lost the match by four wickets, although they won the series 4–1.

2019: West Indies[]

Wood was called up to replace injured Olly Stone in a 3-test tour of the West Indies. He did not play in the first 2 matches, both of which England lost, but was drafted in to the team for the third test in St.Lucia. Wood bowled the fastest of any bowler in the match and in the Windies' first innings took 5 wickets for 41 runs off 8.2 overs - his first five-wicket Test haul helping England to a 142-run lead over West Indies on day two of the final test.

2019 Cricket World Cup[]

In April 2019, he was named in England's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[11][12] On 14 June 2019, in the match against the West Indies, Wood took his 50th wicket in ODIs. On 11 July 2019, in the semi-final against Australia, Wood played in his 50th ODI match for England.[13] In the Cricket World Cup Final, Wood, batting at number 11, was run out off the last ball of the match which led to the game going to a Super Over.[14] Wood also sustained a side injury during the game, which ruled him out of the first three Tests of the 2019 Ashes series.[15]

2020 and 2021[]

After missing the 2019 Ashes series and tour of New Zealand, Wood returned to Test cricket in the third test of the 2019-20 tour of South Africa following injuries to James Anderson and Jofra Archer.[16] After scoring 42 runs from 23 balls in England's first innings, he took 3/32 in South Africa's second innings as England won.[17] In the fourth test, Wood took nine wickets, including 5/46 in South Africa's first innings, and scored 35 with the bat as England won again.[18][19]

On 29 May 2020, Wood was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[20][21] On 17 June 2020, Wood was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[22][23] On 4 July 2020, Wood was named in England's thirteen-man squad for the first Test match of the series.[24][25]

In September 2021, Wood was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[26]

Wood was selected for the 2021–22 Ashes.[27]

Mark Wood bowling during day 2 of the Boxing Day Test

Personal life[]

Wood is married, and has one child.[28] He is teetotal, and a supporter of the Labour Party.[29]

References[]

  1. ^ "England Cricket World Cup player ratings: How every star fared on the road to glory". Evening Standard. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mark Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Mark Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Mark Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  6. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Jonathan Trott: England recall Warwickshire batsman". BBC Sport. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. ^ "England tour of Ireland, Only ODI: Ireland v England at Dublin, May 8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. ^ "New Zealand tour of England, 1st Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, May 21-25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ^ "New Zealand tour of England, Only T20I: England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 23, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Jofra Archer misses World Cup cut but included to play Ireland, Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ "England leave out Jofra Archer from World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (Semi-Final 2): Australia vs England – Stats Preview". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  14. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49045292
  15. ^ Wigmore, Tim (21 July 2019). "Mark Wood hoping to return from injury for final two Ashes Tests". The Telegraph.
  16. ^ "Jofra Archer out and Mark Wood in for third Test against South Africa". TheGuardian.com. 15 January 2020.
  17. ^ "England complete innings win despite 99-run last-wicket stand".
  18. ^ "England's Mark Wood says longer run-up was key to five-wicket Test haul against South Africa".
  19. ^ "Mark Wood's nine-wicket haul wraps up 3-1 England win".
  20. ^ "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  22. ^ "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  24. ^ "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  25. ^ "England v West Indies: Dom Bess in squad, Jack Leach misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Tymal Mills makes England's T20 World Cup squad, no return for Ben Stokes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  27. ^ "England name Men's Test squad for 2021-22 Ashes Tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Mark Wood embracing yet another bump in the road". Independent.co.uk. 7 May 2020.
  29. ^ Hoult, Nick; James, Steve (2020). Morgan's Men. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 154. ISBN 9781911630937.

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