Arthur Wood (cricketer, born 1898)
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| Born | 25 August 1898 Fagley, Middleton, Ilkley , Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 20 August 1938 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 August 1939 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Wood (25 August 1898 – 1 April 1973) was a Yorkshire[1] and England cricketer, who played as the wicket-keeper in four Tests from 1938 to 1939.
Life and career
Wood was born in Fagley,
In 1938, Wood made his Test debut against
In 1939, Wood was selected as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year; also in this year came his other three Test matches, which were against the West Indies, and were the last Tests before World War II.[4]
His benefit match was the Yorkshire versus Middlesex match, played at Park Avenue, Bradford, on 8–11 July 1939.[5] Wood made 408 first-class appearances for Yorkshire.[1]
Wood died in
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ a b "Arthur Wood | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 1 April 1973. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905080-06-9.
- ^ "Arthur Wood (Yorkshire) : Cricket Benefit Brochures". Sportspages.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.