Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1844)
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Arthur Hardy Wood | |||
| Born | 25 May 1844 Thedden Grange, Hampshire, England |
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| Died | 10 July 1933 (aged 89) Hove, East Sussex, England |
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| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1870–1885 | Hampshire | |||
| 1880–1881 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| 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 Wood (born 25 May 1844 in Thedden Grange, Alton, Hampshire; died 10 September 1933 at Hove, East Sussex) was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was a right-handed batsman and played as a wicketkeeper. 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.
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.
