Barry Wood
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Barry Wood is an English
former cricket
er, who played twelve Tests
for England as an opening batsman, as well as thirteen One Day Internationals. He played first-class cricket
for Yorkshire
in 1964, for Lancashire
from 1966 to 1979, and for Derbyshire
from 1980 to 1983, where he was captain
for two seasons.
debut for Yorkshire in 1964. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was part of a strong Lancashire
team that won a number of English one day championships. That side was captained by Jack Bond
and included a number of international players: Clive Lloyd
, David Lloyd
and Peter Lever
. Wood still holds the record at Lancashire for a fifth wicket partnership of 249 with Andy Kennedy against Warwickshire
at Edgbaston
in 1971.
Wood's good form for Lancashire led to his selection for his first Test against Australia
at The Oval
in 1972. He had a good debut reaching 90 leading to his selection for a tour of India
and Pakistan
. However, he had a lean time in the subcontinent and was dropped from the side. He was again selected as a replacement in a New Zealand
tour as a replacement but failed again. The lateness of his selection was a contributing factor as he completed a 63 hour trip from the West Indies
to New Zealand just before the first Test. In 1975, he played Tests
against Australia before his final Test against Pakistan in 1978.
Wood played thirteen One Day Internationals between 1972 and 1982. His One Day International batting record was better than his record in Tests, and he was a handy bowler as well taking nine wickets. In addition, his ability in the field added to his value. He was the first person to be dismissed by the first ball in an ODI match, bowled by Andy Roberts at Scarborough on 26 August 1976.
Wood moved to Derbyshire in the 1980. He became captain
in 1982 when the club came eleventh in the County Championship
. He was captain again in the 1983 season
which was his last first-class season, when Derbyshire came ninth in the Championship.
Wood subsequently played for Cheshire
until 1988.
Wood's son, Nathan Wood, played for Lancashire and Durham
.
English people
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former cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who played twelve Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England as an opening batsman, as well as thirteen One Day Internationals. He played first-class cricket
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...
for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1964, for Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
from 1966 to 1979, and for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
from 1980 to 1983, where he was captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
for two seasons.
Life and career
Wood made his first-classFirst-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...
debut for Yorkshire in 1964. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was part of a strong Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
team that won a number of English one day championships. That side was captained by Jack Bond
Jack Bond
John David "Jack" Bond, born in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire, on 6 May 1932, is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and, for one season, for Nottinghamshire....
and included a number of international players: Clive Lloyd
Clive Lloyd
Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a former West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s...
, David Lloyd
David Lloyd (cricketer)
David Lloyd is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played semi-professional football for Accrington Stanley...
and Peter Lever
Peter Lever
Peter Lever is a former English cricketer, who played in seventeen Tests and ten ODIs for England from 1970 to 1975. He was a successful wicket taker, taking 41 victims from those seventeen Tests, and a handy batsman with a top score of 88 not out...
. Wood still holds the record at Lancashire for a fifth wicket partnership of 249 with Andy Kennedy against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
at Edgbaston
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
in 1971.
Wood's good form for Lancashire led to his selection for his first Test against Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
at The Oval
The Oval
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in 1972. He had a good debut reaching 90 leading to his selection for a tour of India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
and Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
. However, he had a lean time in the subcontinent and was dropped from the side. He was again selected as a replacement in a New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
tour as a replacement but failed again. The lateness of his selection was a contributing factor as he completed a 63 hour trip from the West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
to New Zealand just before the first Test. In 1975, he played Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
against Australia before his final Test against Pakistan in 1978.
Wood played thirteen One Day Internationals between 1972 and 1982. His One Day International batting record was better than his record in Tests, and he was a handy bowler as well taking nine wickets. In addition, his ability in the field added to his value. He was the first person to be dismissed by the first ball in an ODI match, bowled by Andy Roberts at Scarborough on 26 August 1976.
Wood moved to Derbyshire in the 1980. He became captain
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
in 1982 when the club came eleventh in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. He was captain again in the 1983 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1983
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1983 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and twelve years. In the County Championship, they won seven matches to finish ninth in their seventy ninth season in the Championship. They came sixth in the John...
which was his last first-class season, when Derbyshire came ninth in the Championship.
Wood subsequently played for Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
until 1988.
Wood's son, Nathan Wood, played for Lancashire and Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
.