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Full name Matthew James Wood
Born April 6, 1977, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Current age 32 years 230 days
Major teams Glamorgan, Yorkshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 5 ft 9 in
Education Shelley High School and Sixth Form Centre.
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 136 | 236 | 21 | 7052 | 207 | 32.80 | 16 | 31 | 118 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 152 | 141 | 15 | 3464 | 160 | 27.49 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 328 | 96* | 27.33 | 266 | 123.30 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 136 | 84 | 43 | 2 | 1/4 | 21.50 | 3.07 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 152 | 91 | 98 | 3 | 3/45 | 3/45 | 32.66 | 6.46 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 1/11 | 1/11 | 16.00 | 10.66 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 1997 |
| Last First-class | Glamorgan v Warwickshire at Cardiff, Jun 6-9, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1998 |
| Last List A | Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Swansea, May 25, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire at Nottingham, Jun 30, 2006 scorecard |
Matthew Wood started his Yorkshire career with a flourish, scoring 1000 runs in his first full season, 1998. A former England Under-19 player, Wood did not live up to this promise, although he was selected for the National Academy in 2001-02 and was voted the Club Player-of-the-Year and his team-mates Player-of-the-Year in 2003 when he scored 1423 runs in the Championship. He was an ever-present in 2005 when Yorkshire won promotion to the first division, but 2006 was a miserable year for Wood as he played just six times in the Championship and failed to reach 200 runs. After failing to find a first-team place in 2007 he was released before the end of the season. He was snapped up by Glamorgan but failed to break into the four-day side, and despite some reasonable one-day innings, he retired early in 2009 with a year of his contract to run.
Sam Collins February 2009
- Matthew Wood announces retirement (Feb 2, 2009)
- Ervine hands Hampshire shock win over Durham (Aug 29, 2008)
- Flintoff and Lancashire thrash Scotland (Apr 27, 2008)
- Yorkshire race to desert title (Mar 28, 2008)
- Glamorgan swoop for Wood (Oct 3, 2007)
Aug 6, 2009
Matthew Wood helped Nottinghamshire's top order to a strong start
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Apr 18, 2008
Matthew Wood portrait
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May 13, 2006
Matthew Wood cuts square of the wicket
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