Graeme Wood

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Graeme Wood
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Left-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm medium
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tests = 59
test runs = 3374
test bat avg = 31.83
test 100s/50s = 9/13
test top score = 172
test overs = -
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 41/-
ODIs = 83
ODI runs = 2219
ODI bat avg = 33.62
ODI 100s/50s = 3/11
ODI top score = 114*
ODI overs = -
ODI wickets = -
ODI bowl avg = -
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = -
ODI catches/stumpings = 17/-
date = 12 December
year = 2005
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8251.html Cricinfo

Graeme Malcolm Wood (born 6 November 1956, East Fremantle, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 59 Tests and 83 ODIs from 1978 to 1989. He scored nine Test centuries in his career and it was a West Australian record until 2001-02 when it was passed by Justin Langer.

His Test debut came against India as a 21-year-old in 1978. He got his place in the side due to several of Australia's best players defecting to World Series Cricket. Later in the year he toured the West Indies and scored a century in the 1st Test as well as four half-centuries as he finished the Test series with the best run aggregate of 474 runs at 47.40.

He maintained his place in the Australian cricket team for the majority of the early to mid 1980s. He was dropped after the disastrous tour of England in 1985, but excellent domestic form saw him recalled in 1988/89 for the test series against the West Indies, he scored 111 and 42 in the second test and was dropped for some unknown reason after the third test. Overall his best innings seemed to be against the West Indies, and the Australian selectors always seemed to recall him when a series against them was close. But after 1988 he never appeared in the test side again.

In first class his record was very good, he scored 13352 runs, making 35 centuries and 61 half centuries. As the captain of Western Australia he led the team to victory in three Sheffield Shield finals and another in the limited overs competition. Moves to have him outed as the Western Australian captain surfaced in 1991. Believed to be lead by then vice captain Geoff Marsh, Daryl Foster and David Smith, they managed to make a mockery of the situation by influencing the other team members to vote him out as captain, shortly after that a similar vote saw him outed from the team. At the time his batting average was an outstanding 46.33 in the Sheffield Shield competition.He retired shortly after.

Wood's ability influenced a number of other cricketers during his time, Justin Langer, Tim Zoehrer, Damien Martyn and Chris Matthews have all mentioned his influence upon their personal game.

Prior to making his Test debut in 1978, Wood played Australian rules football for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League, playing 14 games between 1975 and 1977. [ [http://home.iprimus.com.au/stevekd/players_t-z.htm Every East Fremantle Player] , iprimus.com, Retrieved 12 October 2007]

References

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8251.html Cricinfo article on Graeme Wood]

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DATE OF BIRTH=6 November 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=East Fremantle, Western Australia
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