Barney Wood
Encyclopedia
Percival Barnes 'Barney' Wood (22 December 1901 – 9 June 1941) was an Australian sportsman who played both first-class cricket
and Australian rules football
.
New Zealand born Wood played his football as a defender and was recruited to the Melbourne Football Club
from Melbourne Grammar
. He appeared in five games in the 1928 VFL season
before moving to Western Australia where he spent some time with West Perth
.
On the 19th of March 1932 he made his first-class cricket debut in a match for Western Australia against the touring South African national cricket team at the WACA Ground
. He was dismissed for six in the first innings by Cyril Vincent
and for two in the second by Denys Morkel
.
Wood was a Sergeant in the army during World War II
and was killed in action in Syria
.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
.
New Zealand born Wood played his football as a defender and was recruited to the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
from Melbourne Grammar
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
. He appeared in five games in the 1928 VFL season
1928 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1928.-Premiership season:In 1928, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume...
before moving to Western Australia where he spent some time with West Perth
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
.
On the 19th of March 1932 he made his first-class cricket debut in a match for Western Australia against the touring South African national cricket team at the WACA Ground
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
. He was dismissed for six in the first innings by Cyril Vincent
Cyril Vincent
Cyril Leverton Vincent was a South African cricketer who played in 25 Tests from 1927 to 1935....
and for two in the second by Denys Morkel
Denys Morkel
Denijs Paul Beck Morkel was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province in 1924 and later in 16 Tests for South Africa from 1927 to 1932....
.
Wood was a Sergeant in the army during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and was killed in action in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.