Henry Wood (cricketer, born 1853)

Henry Wood

Henry Wood
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	England
Test debut	13 August 1888 v Australia
Last Test	19 March 1892 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 4 316 Runs scored 204 5523 Batting average 68.00 16.94 100s/50s 1/1 1/17 Top score 134* 134* Balls bowled – 65 Wickets – 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 2/1 556/118
Source: CricInfo, 6 June 2020

Henry Wood (14 December 1853 – 30 April 1919) was an English cricketer who briefly played Test cricket for England, and enjoyed a successful career for Kent and Surrey that spanned the years between 1876 and 1900. A right-handed batsman who also bowled part-time right-arm fast, Wood was primarily a wicketkeeper. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1891.^[1] Although his batting average across his entire first-class career was 16.94, his Test batting average was 68.00 thanks to scores of 59 and 134* in his final two innings. His average is statistically the highest of any England Test player,^[2] however a standard qualification of twenty innings played deducts him from the recognised lists.^[3] He was the first wicketkeeper to score a Test century.^[4]