Christopher Harland Wood (23 July 1934 – 28 June 2006) was an English
first-class cricketer, who played four matches of first-class cricket for
Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1959,
against
Essex,
Hampshire,
Derbyshire and the touring
Indian team. He also played for Yorkshire against
Ireland in the same year, without success.
Born in
Manningham, Bradford
Manningham is an historically industrial workers area as well as a council ward of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
The population of the 2011 Census for the Manningham Ward was 19,983.
History
Manningham holds a wealth of industrial hi ...
,
Yorkshire,
England, Wood was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took eleven wickets at an average of 29.00, with a best of 4 for 39 on debut against Essex; and a right-handed late order batsman who scored 22 runs at 7.33, with a best score of 10. He also took one catch.
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Wood died in June 2006, aged 71.][
]
References
External links
Cricinfo Profile
1934 births
2006 deaths
Yorkshire cricketers
People from Manningham, Bradford
English cricketers
Cricketers from Yorkshire
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