Tom 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 drive 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]

Tom Wood
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Anthony Wood
Born (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994
Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2017Derbyshire (squad no. 23)
2020–presentDerbyshire (squad no. 24)
First-class debut12 September 2016 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
List A debut15 July 2016 Derbyshire v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 12 17 15
Runs scored 217 299 460
Batting average 10.85 19.93 38.33
100s/50s 0/0 1/0 1/2
Top score 31 109 110*
Balls bowled – 132 36
Wickets – 3 1
Bowling average – 41.66 56.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0
Best bowling – 1/13 1/17
Catches/stumpings 9/– 2/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 August 2023

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
  1. "North Group (D/N), NatWest t20 Blast at Leeds, Aug 3, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. "Tom Wood and Greg Cork will leave Derbyshire at the end of the season". BBC Sport. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "County ins & outs - signings, departures and rumours". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  4. February 2020 (3 February 2020). "Tom Wood Will Return to Derbyshire for Royal London Cup". Cricket World. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. "Matt Critchley: Derbyshire all-rounder signs two-year contract extension". BBC Sport. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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