Country: | England |
Fullname: | Benjamin Shaw Wood |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1971 |
Birth Place: | Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
Club1: | Oxford University |
Year1: | 1991 - 1992 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 13 |
Runs1: | 37 |
Bat Avg1: | 4.62 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 13 |
Deliveries1: | 1,639 |
Wickets1: | 16 |
Bowl Avg1: | 63.56 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 2/24 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 22 April |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22583.html Cricinfo |
Benjamin Shaw Wood (born 25 January 1971) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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]