Barbara Wood (cricketer)

Ruth Barbara Wood (19 March 1917 – 1998) was an international cricketer who played one match for England women's cricket team against Australia in Melbourne in 1949.

Barbara Wood

Personal information
Full name	Ruth Barbara Wood
Born	(1917-03-19)19 March 1917
Died	1998 (aged 80–81) Yorkshire, England
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 29)	28 January 1949 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTests Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 4 Balls bowled 90 Wickets 1 Bowling average 53.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/53 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 8 July 2017

Batting at 10 she scored 4 runs in her only test innings before being stumped. She took one wicket for 53 in Australia's first innings. The match, the second of the series, was drawn in three days.

She also played for teams representing North Women and Yorkshire Women.[1][2]

References

1. "Barbara Wood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
2. "Barbara Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2017.