Barney Wood
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Percival Barnes 'Barney' Wood (December 22, 1901 - June 9, 1941) was an Australian sportsman who played both first-class cricket and Australian rules football.
New Zealand born Wood played his football as a defender and was recruited to the Melbourne Football Club from Melbourne Grammar. He appeared in five games in the 1928 VFL season before moving to Western Australia where he spent some time with West Perth.[1]
On the 19th of March 1932 he made his first-class cricket debut in a match for Western Australia against the touring South African national cricket team at the WACA Ground. He was dismissed for six in the first innings by Cyril Vincent and for two in the second by Denys Morkel.[2]
Wood was a Sergeant in the army during World War II and was killed in action in Syria.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Holmesby, Russel and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: Bas Publishing 7th ed.
- ^ Western Australia v South Africans 1931/32. CricketArchive.
- ^ Roll of Honour. Australian War Memorial.
