Andrew Greenwood

Andrew Greenwood
Greenwood in 1876
Personal information
Full name
Andrew Greenwood
Born(1847-08-20)20 August 1847
Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Died12 February 1889(1889-02-12) (aged 41)
Huddersfield
BattingRight-handed
RelationsLuke Greenwood (uncle)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 4)15 March 1877 v Australia
Last Test4 April 1877 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869–1880Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 141
Runs scored 77 4,307
Batting average 19.25 18.32
100s/50s 0/0 1/18
Top score 49 111
Balls bowled 16
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/– 70/–
Source: ESPN cricinfo, 26 December 2009

Andrew Greenwood (20 August 1847 – 12 February 1889)[1] was an English professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1869 to 1880. He was born and died in Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He was a member of the England team which played in the first two Test matches, retrospectively recognised.

Greenwood was a right-handed batsman who scored 4,307 career runs in 141 first-class matches at an average of 18.32 runs per completed innings with a highest score of 111, his sole century. He scored 18 half-centuries. He rarely bowled but has been noted for his fielding. He was generally an outfielder and completed 70 catches.

  1. ^ "Andrew Greenwood". Wisden. Retrieved 11 September 2022.