Chris Wood (cricketer)
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| Full name | Christopher Philip Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1990 Basingstoke,Hampshire,England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-armmedium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–present | Hampshire(squad no. 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | London Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Birmingham Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-classdebut | 15 April 2010 Hampshire vOxford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List Adebut | 14 May 2010 Hampshire vWarwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Philip Wood(born 27 June 1990) is an Englishfirst-class cricketer.
He currently plays forHampshire.Wood is a right-handedbatsmanwho bowls left-armmedium pace.
Wood has represented theEngland U-19 cricket team,playing two YouthTest matches,nine YouthOne Day Internationals,and a single YouthTwenty20 International.
Wood made his first-class debut forHampshireagainstOxford UniversityatUniversity Parks,Oxfordin the 2010 English cricket season. During the match, Wood took his maidenfive wicket haulwith figures of 5/54. He made hisList-Adebut againstWarwickshireon 14 May in the 2010Clydesdale 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 inAlton, Hampshire.
Wood attendedAmery Hill SchoolandAlton College.Wood has spoken about his addiction to gambling.[1]
He is married to Lucy, the daughter ofRod Bransgrove.Early in 2020, Lucy gave birth to Isabella.[2]
In April 2022, he was bought by theLondon Spiritfor the2022 seasonofThe Hundred.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Gambling took up almost every hour of my day".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 February2021.
- ^Gibson, Richard (July 2020). "County Diary".The Cricketer.100:72–3.
- ^"The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed".BBC Sport.Retrieved5 April2022.
External links
[edit]- Chris WoodatESPNcricinfo
- Chris WoodatCricketArchive(subscription required)