Barbara Wood
Personal information
Full name
Ruth Barbara Wood
Born(1917-03-19)19 March 1917
Died1998 (aged 8081)
Yorkshire, England
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 29)28 January 1949 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937–1949Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC
Matches 1 8
Runs scored 4 6
Batting average 4.00 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 4 4
Balls bowled 90 864
Wickets 1 14
Bowling average 53.00 20.71
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/53 3/10
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2021

Ruth Barbara Wood (19 March 1917 – 1998) was an English cricketer who played as a pace bowler. She appeared in one Test match for England in 1949, against Australia. She played domestic cricket for Yorkshire.[1][2]

In her only test innings, batting at 10, she scored 4 runs before being stumped. She took one wicket for 53 in Australia's first innings. The match, the second of the series, was drawn in three days.[3]

References

  1. "Player Profile: Barbara Wood". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Barbara Wood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. "2nd Test, Melbourne, Jan 28-Feb 1 1949, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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