Wood was born in Fagley,
Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He appeared in 420
first-class matches from 1927 to 1949. A right-hander, he scored 8,842 runs, averaging 21.20, with one century and 43 fifties, and made 886 dismissals, including 255
stumpings. He was awarded his Yorkshire
cap in 1929, and made the
wicket-keeping position at Yorkshire his own through the 1930s, including making 225 consecutive appearances. His most successful season with the bat was in 1935, when he scored his only century (123 not out against
Worcestershire); In 1939, Wood was selected as one of the five
Wisden Cricketers of the Year; also in this year came his other three Test matches, which were against the
West Indies, and were the last Tests before
World War II. Wood made 408 first-class appearances for Yorkshire. Wood died in
Middleton,
Ilkley, Yorkshire in 1973, aged 74. ==References==