Luke Wood (cricketer)

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Luke Wood
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Wood in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  266)17 November 2022 v  Australia
Last ODI26 September 2023 v  Ireland
T20I debut(cap  96)20 September 2022 v  Pakistan
Last T20I5 September 2023 v  New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Men's Cricket
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Winner 2022 Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2023

Luke Wood (born 2 August 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for England and Lancashire. Primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats left-handed. He made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Sussex in September 2014. He made his international debut in 2022

In April 2022, he was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred. [1] The following month, Wood was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the Netherlands. [2] In September 2022, he was named in the England's T20I squad for the series against Pakistan. [3] He made his T20I debut on 20 September 2022, against Pakistan. [4] Wood made his ODI debut on 17 November 2022, against Australia. [5]

In the BPL 2022–23, he was taken by Sylhet Strikers franchise. He played a crucial part in the Qualifier 2 conceding just 3 runs in the penultimate over helping Sylhet reach the final of BPL 2023.

On 18 March 2024, he was signed as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff by Mumbai Indians for ₹ 50 lakh (£45,000). [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sam Billings overlooked as England name strong squad for Netherlands ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "England keep faith with old guard as Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes return for T20 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "1st T20I (N), Karachi, September 20, 2022, England tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cummins bowls first at start of his ODI captaincy; Luke Wood handed England debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mumbai Indians sign Luke Wood as replacement for injured Behrendorff". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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