Benjamin Shaw Wood (born 25 January 1971) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Benjamin Shaw Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1971 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wood was born at Dewsbury in January 1971. He later studied at the University of Oxford at Worcester College.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against Hampshire in 1991. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1992, making a total of twelve appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 16 wickets at a high average of 63.56 and with best figures of 2 for 24.[3] A tailend batsman, he scored 24 runs with a high score of 13.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford University, he also made a single appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring Pakistanis in 1992.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Benjamin Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 April 2020.