Thomas Wood (Derbyshire cricketer)
Thomas Anthony Wood (born 11 May 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. His career started with a cover driver for four runs off his very first ball against a Sri Lanka A touring team in a List A game, where he went onto score 44 off 41 balls. After scoring heavily in Derbyshire's second XI, Wood went onto make his first-class debut for Derbyshire at the end of 2016 where he played the last two games of the season against Leicestershire and Worcestershire. Primarily an aggressive right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm off spin. He made his Twenty20 debut for Derbyshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 3 August 2017.[1] [2]
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Full name | Thomas Anthony Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Derbyshire, England | 11 May 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Derbyshire (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 12 September 2016 Derbyshire v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 15 July 2016 Derbyshire v Sri Lanka A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2017 |
Wood was released by Derbyshire after the 2017 season[3] but continued to make appearances for the second XI and in local cricket. After a number of impressive appearances in 2019 he rejoined the county on a short-term contract intended to cover the 2020 Royal London One-Day Cup, which was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Wood's contract would instead cover all formats for the truncated 2020 season.[5]
References
- "North Group (D/N), NatWest t20 Blast at Leeds, Aug 3, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- "Tom Wood and Greg Cork will leave Derbyshire at the end of the season". BBC Sport. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- "County ins & outs - signings, departures and rumours". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- February 2020 (3 February 2020). "Tom Wood Will Return to Derbyshire for Royal London Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- "Matt Critchley: Derbyshire all-rounder signs two-year contract extension". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.