Reginald Wood

Reginald Wood

Cricket information
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap54)	25 February 1887 vAustralia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 12 Runs scored 6 235 Batting average 3.00 15.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 6 52 Ballsbowled – 348 Wickets – 8 Bowling average – 16.75 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 3/19 Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/–
Source:Cricinfo,30 December 2021

Reginald Wood(7 March 1860 – 6 January 1915) was an English cricketer.

The son of John Wood, aBirkenheadmerchant, and Montreal-born Elizabeth, he was educated atCharterhouseand played six matches forLancashire County Cricket Clubas an amateur before emigrating to Australia. In 1885, he played two matches as a professional for Victoria, and then, whenBilly Barneswas ruled out of a number of matches inAlfred Shaw's tour ofAustraliain 1886-87 after Barnes hit a wall rather than Australian captainPercy McDonnell,whom he was aiming for, the Englishmen had to find a replacement quickly. Wood was found and played three matches for Shaw's XI, the second one of which was the Second Test. He did not bowl and batted at number ten, scoring 0 and 6 and after one final game with the touring Englishmen never playedfirst-class cricketagain.

His life story is covered in the bookFinally a Face: A Memoir of Reginald Woodby Philip Paine, which was published in 2007.

References

• Reginald WoodatESPNcricinfo