Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1844)
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]
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870–1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880–1881 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1408140845.
External links
- Arthur Wood at Cricinfo
- Arthur Wood at CricketArchive
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