MATTHEW WOOD

MATTHEW WOOD
By JMB
March 4 2007

This is the player page of Matthew Wood, Yorkshire's popular opening batsman. Woody is hoping he can put 2006 behind him and make an impression with runs in 2007...

WOOD, Matthew James

Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm off-spin

Born: 06.04.1977, Huddersfield (Age at start of 2007 season = 30)

FC Debut: 1997

OD Debut: 1998

For more information on Matthew's career and for all of his up-to-date statistics and records.

Can he get back on track and be the Woody we all want to see?

Woody scored a thousand runs in his first full season of 1998. Many thought that he would go on and sustain that level of performance, earning himself international recognition on the way. His career has been full of ups and downs.

He was selected for the National Academy in 2001-02 and was voted the Club Player-of-the-Year and his team-mates Player-of-the-Year in 2003 when he scored 1,423 runs in the Championship. He was an ever-present in 2005 when Yorkshire won promotion to the first division, but 2006 was a different story as he played a handful of early games, scored less than 200 runs and spent the remainder of the summer in the Yorkshire 2nd Team.

The arrival of Gough, a promised clean slate and an obvious desire to get back into the 1st Team provides Woody with a chance to get back on track. He has always been a very popular player at the club and many people will be hoping he can score the runs in 2007 that his talent demands.

 

MATTHEW WOOD ON THE CORRIDOR

MATTHEW WOOD - IT'S A PRIDE THING (Jan 2007)