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Full name | John Barry Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 April 1870 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 February 1933 Virginia Water, Surrey, England | (aged 62)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1891–1893 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 23 April 2020 |
Sir John Barry Wood KCIE KCVO CSI (27 April 1870 – 10 February 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and a civil servant in the Indian Civil Service.
The son of The Reverend Joseph Wood, he was born at Cheltenham in September 1866. [1] He was educated at Marlborough College, [2] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut in a trial match against H. Philipson's XI at Oxford in 1891. Securing his place in the Oxford side for 1892 and 1893, he made a further fifteen appearances, [3] gaining a blue in 1892. [4] As a right-handed batsman, he scored 384 runs at an average of 14.22 and a high score of 55. [5] With his underarm bowling, he took 53 wickets at a bowling average of 26.39. He took a five wicket haul on three occasions and recorded best innings bowling figures of 6 for 68. [6] His best season was in 1892, with his bowling average becoming more expensive in 1893. During his studies he also played minor cricket for Warwickshire, then considered a second-class county. [4]
After graduating from Oxford, Wood joined the Indian Civil Service in as an assistant collector in Bengal in 1893 and by 1899 he was an under-secretary to the Indian Government. He was an administrator to the Baluchistan Agency in 1903, before becoming deputy-secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department in 1908. [1] He was appointed a Companion to the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1911 New Year Honours. [7] Wood was residing in Lahore in 1913, [1] and by 1916 he was a member of the Council of the Governor-General, assigned to create new laws and regulations. In the 1916 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a companion of the Order of the Star of India. [8] In the 1918 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. [9] Just over five years later in June 1922, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. [10] Later returning to England, he died in February 1933 at Virginia Water, Surrey.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Barry Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 27 April 1870 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 February 1933 Virginia Water, Surrey, England | (aged 62)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1891–1893 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 23 April 2020 |
Sir John Barry Wood KCIE KCVO CSI (27 April 1870 – 10 February 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and a civil servant in the Indian Civil Service.
The son of The Reverend Joseph Wood, he was born at Cheltenham in September 1866. [1] He was educated at Marlborough College, [2] before going up to Balliol College, Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut in a trial match against H. Philipson's XI at Oxford in 1891. Securing his place in the Oxford side for 1892 and 1893, he made a further fifteen appearances, [3] gaining a blue in 1892. [4] As a right-handed batsman, he scored 384 runs at an average of 14.22 and a high score of 55. [5] With his underarm bowling, he took 53 wickets at a bowling average of 26.39. He took a five wicket haul on three occasions and recorded best innings bowling figures of 6 for 68. [6] His best season was in 1892, with his bowling average becoming more expensive in 1893. During his studies he also played minor cricket for Warwickshire, then considered a second-class county. [4]
After graduating from Oxford, Wood joined the Indian Civil Service in as an assistant collector in Bengal in 1893 and by 1899 he was an under-secretary to the Indian Government. He was an administrator to the Baluchistan Agency in 1903, before becoming deputy-secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department in 1908. [1] He was appointed a Companion to the Order of the Indian Empire in the 1911 New Year Honours. [7] Wood was residing in Lahore in 1913, [1] and by 1916 he was a member of the Council of the Governor-General, assigned to create new laws and regulations. In the 1916 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a companion of the Order of the Star of India. [8] In the 1918 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. [9] Just over five years later in June 1922, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. [10] Later returning to England, he died in February 1933 at Virginia Water, Surrey.