Arthur John Wood (7 February 1892 – 1 March 1951) was an English

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er who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1912.

Personal life and career

Wood was born in Derby and was educated at

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, playing for the old boys team in later years. He debuted for Derbyshire against

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in July 1911 when he made 51 in his first innings. He played five games that season in the County Championship and made his second half-century and his highest total of 52 against Nottinghamshire. In 1912 he played a full season of matches, but only achieved a top score of 25. Wood was a right-handed batsman and played 19 innings in 13 first-class matches with an average of 14.66 and a top score of 52. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler but took no wickets in the twelve overs he bowled.Arthur Wood at Cricket Archive
/ref> Wood died in Norwood, Surrey at the age of 59.

References

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