Greg Wood
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Gregory Luke Wood is an English
cricket
er, who played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
in Sri Lanka
. He played one List A match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
in 2007, before leaving the club prior to start of the 2009 season.
He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
who impressed for England U-19s and Yorkshire Second XI. He won the Denis Compton
award in 2005. Progressing through league cricket and the Yorkshire Academy, he was an integral part of the Yorkshire U-17 side, that beat Surrey
in the final of the 2005 ECB
U-17 version of the County Championship
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from February 5 to February 19, 2006.The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, enabling them to become the first back-to-back champions of the tournament.- Participating Nations :Sixteen...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. He played one List A match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 2007, before leaving the club prior to start of the 2009 season.
He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
who impressed for England U-19s and Yorkshire Second XI. He won the Denis Compton
Denis Compton
Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE was an English cricketer who played in 78 Test matches, and a footballer...
award in 2005. Progressing through league cricket and the Yorkshire Academy, he was an integral part of the Yorkshire U-17 side, that beat Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in the final of the 2005 ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
U-17 version of the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
.