Chris Wood (cricketer)

For other uses, see Chris Wood (disambiguation).

Christopher Philip Wood (born 27 June 1990) is an English first-class cricketer.

Chris Wood

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Philip Wood
Born	(1990-06-27) 27 June 1990 (age 35) Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–present	Hampshire (squad no. 25)
2021–2023	London Spirit
2024-present	Birmingham Phoenix
First-class debut	15 April 2010 Hampshire v Oxford MCCU
List A debut	14 May 2010 Hampshire v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 43 79 218 Runs scored 1,326 400 568 Batting average 23.67 12.90 11.13 100s/50s 1/6 0/0 0/0 Top score 105* 41 31 Balls bowled 6,169 3,304 4,397 Wickets 105 105 231 Bowling average 30.22 28.22 25.97 5 wickets in innings 3 2 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/39 5/22 5/32 Catches/stumpings 14/– 24/– 48/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 July 2025

He currently plays for Hampshire. Wood is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace.

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 married to Lucy, the daughter of Rod Bransgrove. Early in 2020, Lucy gave birth to Isabella.^[2]

In April 2022, he was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.^[3]