Stuart Wood (cricketer)

Stuart Leslie Wood (born 27 November 1939) is a former English cricketer. Wood was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Crewe, Cheshire.

Wood made his debut for Cheshire in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against the Yorkshire Second XI. Wood played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1965 to 1979, which included 109 Minor Counties Championship matches^[1] In 1966, he made his List A debut against Lancashire in the Gillette Cup. He played two further List A matches for Cheshire, the both of which came in 1968 against Norfolk and Northamptonshire in that seasons Gillette Cup. Several years later in 1975, Wood played his final two List A matches for Minor Counties North in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.^[2] In his five career List A matches, he scored 88 runs at a batting average of 17.60, with a high score of 49. His highest List A score came against Northamptonshire in 1968, with his innings being brought to an end by Colin Milburn.^[3]

He also played Second XI cricket for the Warwickshire Second XI in 1969.^[4]

References

External links

• Stuart Wood at ESPNcricinfo
• Stuart Wood at CricketArchive