Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1892)

Arthur John Wood (7 February 1892 – 1 March 1951) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1912.

Arthur Wood

Personal information
Full name	Arthur John Wood
Born	(1892-02-07)7 February 1892 Derby, England
Died	1 March 1951(1951-03-01) (aged 59) Norwood, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1911–1912	Derbyshire
FC debut	29 July 1911 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Last FC	25 July 1912 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 264 Batting average 14.66 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 52 Balls bowled 72 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, November 2012

Personal life and career

Wood was born in Derby and was educated at Denstone College, playing for the old boys team in later years. He debuted for Derbyshire against Leicestershire in July 1911 when he made 51 in his first innings. He played five games that season in the County Championship and made his second half-century and his highest total of 52 against Nottinghamshire.

In 1912 he played a full season of matches, but only achieved a top score of 25. Wood was a right-handed batsman and played 19 innings in 13 first-class matches with an average of 14.66 and a top score of 52. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler but took no wickets in the twelve overs he bowled.^[1]

Wood died in Norwood, Surrey at the age of 59.