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Russell Wood (cricketer)

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Russell Wood
Personal information
Full name
Russell Brown Wood
Born(1929-12-15)15 December 1929
Bristol, England
Died1 July 2015(2015-07-01) (aged 85)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950–1951Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 110
Batting average 12.22
100s/50s –/–
Top score 48
Balls bowled 144
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2011

Russell Brown "Rusty" Wood (12 December 1929 – 1 July 2015) was an English cricketer. Wood was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Bristol.

Wood made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Cambridge University in 1950. He made 7 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1951 County Championship.[1] In his 8 first-class matches, he scored 110 runs at an average of 12.22, with a high score of 48.[2] This score came on debut against Cambridge University in 1950.[3]

He died on 1 July 2015.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Russell Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Russell Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Gloucestershire v Cambridge University, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ RUSSELL WOOD Archived 22 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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