| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Arthur Hardy Wood |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Bentworth, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Hove, Sussex, England |
| Family: | Arthur Wood junior (son) |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightinch: | 0[1] |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Year1: | 1870–1885 |
| Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 1880–1881 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 30 |
| Runs1: | 876 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.87 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/6 |
| Top Score1: | 82 |
| Deliveries1: | 28 |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 25/5 |
| Date: | 25 August |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22493.html Cricinfo |
Arthur Hardy Wood (25 May 1844 — 10 September 1933) was an English first-class cricketer.
The third son of the industrialist John Wood,[2] he was born in May 1844 at Thedden Grange in Bentworth, Hampshire. Wood was educated at Eton College,[3] but did not play for the college cricket eleven.[1] Wood made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1870. He played six times in first-class cricket for Hampshire in the 1870s,[4] and was appointed Hampshire's third captain in 1879 (though Hampshire played no first-class matches in that season). He was replaced as captain by Russell Bencraft the following season, but did captain Hampshire again, this time in first-class matches between 1883 and 1885,[5] being Hampshire's final captain before their first-class status was revoked at the end of the 1885 season. In total, Wood played 28 first-class matches for Hampshire as a wicket-keeper.[4] In these, he scored 849 runs at an average of 18.45; he made six half centuries, with a highest score of 82. As wicket-keeper, he took 23 catches and made five stumpings.[6] In addition to playing for Hampshire, Wood also made two first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1880 and 1881.[4] In 1886, he was elected president of Hampshire County Cricket Club and was its vice-president the remainder of his life.[5]
Outside of cricket, Wood was a justice of the peace for Hampshire.[7] He was well known in hunting circles in Hampshire, becoming Master of the Hounds for the Hampshire Hunt in 1884, in addition to serving as its secretary.[5] Later moving to Uckfield in Sussex, Wood became associated with Sussex County Cricket Club, serving as its vice president and was for many years a member of its committee.[5] He died in Hove in September 1933. He was married three times during his life.[7] His son, also called Arthur, played first-class cricket while serving with the Royal Navy.