Gerald Wood Explained

Gerald Wood
Fullname:Gerald Lear Wood
Birth Date:7 March 1926
Birth Place:Vaucluse, Saint Thomas, Barbados
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Year1:1948-49 to 1958-59
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:7
Runs1:158
Bat Avg1:26.33
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:53
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:10/5
Date:9 June 2018
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/53333.html Cricinfo

Gerald Lear Wood (born 7 March 1926) is a former Barbadian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1949 to 1959.

Gerald Wood attended Harrison College in Bridgetown.[1] A wicket-keeper and useful batsman, he made his first-class debut in 1949 and was Barbados's regular wicket-keeper for three years. He made a final first-class appearance in 1959, against British Guiana, when he made 53, his highest score.[2]

Wood's father, Lear Wood, a prominent figure in Barbados cricket for many years, played one first-class match for Barbados in 1925.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. [Keith A. P. Sandiford]
  2. Web site: Barbados v British Guiana 1958-59. CricketArchive. 12 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Lear Wood. Cricinfo . 12 July 2018.