Chris Wood (cricketer)

Christopher Philip Wood (born 27 June 1990) is an English first-class cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire. Wood is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace.

Chris Wood
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Philip Wood
Born (1990-06-27) 27 June 1990
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentHampshire (squad no. 25)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 43 79 131
Runs scored 1,326 400 325
Batting average 23.67 12.90 10.83
100s/50s 1/6 0/0 0/0
Top score 105* 41 27
Balls bowled 6,169 3,304 2,658
Wickets 105 105 137
Bowling average 30.22 28.22 26.79
5 wickets in innings 3 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/39 5/22 5/32
Catches/stumpings 14/– 24/– 37/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 September 2020

Wood has represented the England U-19 cricket team, playing two Youth Test matches, nine Youth One Day Internationals, and a single Youth Twenty20 International.

Wood made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford in the 2010 English cricket season. During the match, Wood took his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 5/54. He made his List-A debut against Warwickshire on 14 May in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40.

Wood scored his second first-class fifty against Worcestershire at New Road on 12/09/13. He shared an 81 run seventh wicket partnership with youngster Sean Terry. He has taken the most wickets in T20 matches by a player who has only played T20 cricket for one team.

As a youngster Wood was a talented sportsman, playing as a striker for the Manor Colts football team in Alton, Hampshire.

Wood attended Amery Hill School and Alton College. Wood has spoken about his addiction to gambling.[1] He is affianced to Lucy, the daughter of Rod Bransgrove. Early in 2020, Lucy gave birth to Isabella.[2]

  1. "'Gambling took up almost every hour of my day'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. Gibson, Richard (July 2020). "County Diary". The Cricketer. 100: 72–3.
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