Lindsay Wood

Not to be confused with Lindsay Wood (curler).

Lindsay Jonathan Wood (born 12 May 1961) is an English former professional cricketer. He played as a left-arm spin bowler for Kent and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs during the 1980s.^[1]

Lindsay Wood

Personal information
Full name	Lindsay Jonathan Wood
Born	(1961-05-12) 12 May 1961 (age 63) Ruislip, Middlesex
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–1982	Kent
1986	Derbyshire
FC debut	12 August 1981 Kent v Essex
Last FC	23 August 1986 Derbyshire v Notts
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 12 Batting average 3.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 5 Balls bowled 564 Wickets 6 Bowling average 46.16 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/124 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 16 October 2023

Wood was born at Ruislip in Middlesex in 1961 and was educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys at Canterbury in Kent before attending King Alfred's College in Winchester.^[2][3] He made his Kent Second XI debut in 1979 and played for the side regularly before making his First XI debut in an August 1981 County Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford in the absence of Kent's established left-arm spin bowler Derek Underwood. He took four wickets on debut, but did not play again for the First XI until the following season when he went wicketless against the touring Indians at Canterbury.^[1]

Although he continued to play for the Second XI until 1985, Wood's opportunities in the Kent First XI were limited both by a series of injuries and by the presence of Underwood,^[2] one of Kent's leading bowlers and a fixture in the First XI between 1963 and 1987.^[4] He played club cricket for the St Lawrence and Highland Park side and appeared regularly for the Second XI, winning his Second XI cap in 1982.^[1] Ahead of the 1986 season he moved to play for Derbyshire, making two further first-class appearances for the side during the season, taking two wickets against Essex in June. He again played regularly for the county Second XI during the season but was released and did not play any further county cricket.^[1]

References

1. Lindsay Wood, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-06. (subscription required)
2. The History of Kent Cricket, Appendix I, 1964–1984, p. 28. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
3. Lindsay Wood, CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
4. The History of Kent Cricket, Appendix I, 1964–1984, pp. 27–28.

External links

• Lindsay Wood at ESPNcricinfo