Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1844)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Arthur Hardy Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1844 Bentworth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 July 1933 (aged 89) Hove, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0[1] in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arthur Wood junior (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870–1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880–1881 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arthur Hardy Wood JP (25 May 1844 — 10 September 1933) was an English first-class cricketer.
The third son of the industrialist
stumpings.[6] In addition to playing for Hampshire, Wood also made two first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1880 and 1881.[4] In 1886, he was elected president of Hampshire County Cricket Club and was its vice-president the remainder of his life.[5]
Outside of cricket, Wood was a justice of the peace for Hampshire.[7] He was well known in hunting circles in Hampshire, becoming Master of the Hounds for the Hampshire Hunt in 1884, in addition to serving as its secretary.[5] Later moving to Uckfield in Sussex, Wood became associated with Sussex County Cricket Club, serving as its vice president and was for many years a member of its committee.[5] He died in Hove in September 1933. He was married three times during his life.[7] His son, also called Arthur, played first-class cricket while serving with the Royal Navy.
References
- ^ a b Lillywhite, Frederick (1876). Frederick Lillywhite's Cricket scores and Biographies. Vol. 11. London: Longman. p. 427.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1879). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Harrison. p. 1781.
- ^ Eton College Register 1853–1859. Eton: Spottiswoode & Co. 1905. p. 88.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Arthur Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Wisden - Obituaries in 1933". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b Walford, Edward. The County Families of the United Kingdom. Dalcassian Publishing Company. p. 1455.