Maxmillian Wood
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Lieutenant Colonel Maxmillian David Francis Wood DSO
(22 February 1873 – 22 August 1915) was an English
cricketer
. Wood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
.
Wood made his first-class
debut for the Europeans cricket team
(India) against the Parsees cricket team
. In 1900 Wood took his only five wicket haul, with figures of 6/51. From 1897 to 1902 Wood played in seven Europeans v Parsees matches. Wood took 34 wickets for the Europeans at a bowling average
of 13.26, with best figures of 6-51.
In the 1907 County Championship
Wood represented Hampshire
in a single first-class match against Yorkshire
, where he made nine runs and was not required to bowl.
In 1909 Wood played two final first-class matches for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University
and Cambridge University
.
Wood later fought in the First World War with the West Yorkshire Regiment, Wood was decorated with Distinguished Service Order
during the war and gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. On August 22, 1915 Wood was killed in action at Ismail Oglu Tepe, Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey
during the Galipoli campaign.
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(22 February 1873 – 22 August 1915) was an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Wood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
.
Wood made his first-class
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...
debut for the Europeans cricket team
Europeans cricket team
The Europeans cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the European community in Bombay who played cricket at the Bombay Gymkhana....
(India) against the Parsees cricket team
Parsees cricket team
The Parsees cricket team was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay tournament. The team was founded by members of the Zoroastrian community in Bombay....
. In 1900 Wood took his only five wicket haul, with figures of 6/51. From 1897 to 1902 Wood played in seven Europeans v Parsees matches. Wood took 34 wickets for the Europeans at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 13.26, with best figures of 6-51.
In the 1907 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
Wood represented Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in a single first-class match against 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....
, where he made nine runs and was not required to bowl.
In 1909 Wood played two final first-class matches for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
and Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
.
Wood later fought in the First World War with the West Yorkshire Regiment, Wood was decorated with Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
during the war and gained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. On August 22, 1915 Wood was killed in action at Ismail Oglu Tepe, Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
during the Galipoli campaign.
External links
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