Hugh Wood (cricketer)
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Hugh Wood was a first class cricketer. A slow left arm orthodox spinner and right handed lower order batsman, he appeared in 10 matches for Cambridge University in 1878 and 1879 and and 10 for Yorkshire CCC in 1879 and 1880. He also appeared for the Gentlemen of the North in 1879.
He took 5 wickets in an innings on 5 occasions, and 10 wickets in a match once, taking 7 for 41 for Cambridge against Surrey CCC and 7 for 46 against the Gentlemen of England. He finished his first class career with the remarkable record of 67 wickets at just 11.32 with a strike rate of 37.46 and an economy rate of just 1.81 runs conceded her over. He proved less accomplished with the bat, top scoring with 36 for Yorkshire against I Zingari in the Scarborough Festival.
He was born on 22nd March 1855 in Ecclesall, Sheffield and died on 31st July 1941 in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire.
