Russell Wood (cricketer)

Russell Brown "Rusty" Wood (12 December 1929 – 1 July 2015) was an English cricketer. Wood was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Bristol.

Russell Wood

Personal information
Full name	Russell Brown Wood
Born	(1929-12-15)15 December 1929 Bristol, England
Died	1 July 2015(2015-07-01) (aged 85)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950–1951	Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 110 Batting average 12.22 100s/50s –/– Top score 48 Balls bowled 144 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2011

Wood made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Cambridge University in 1950. He made 7 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1951 County Championship.[1] In his 8 first-class matches, he scored 110 runs at an average of 12.22, with a high score of 48.[2] This score came on debut against Cambridge University in 1950.[3]

He died on 1 July 2015.[4]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Russell Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Russell Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
3. "Gloucestershire v Cambridge University, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. RUSSELL WOOD Archived 22 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Russell Wood at ESPNcricinfo
• Russell Wood at CricketArchive