It’s Mark. Andrew Wood is a cricketer from England who has played for England in all formats during his international career. He was born on January 11th, 1990. In domestic cricket, he is a member of the Durham team. In the Indian Premier League, he has played for the Chennai Super Kings and the Lucknow Super Giants (in the current season).2015 was the year when Wood made his debut in the Twenty20 International (T20I), the One Day International (ODI), and the Test games.
He was a member of the England team that successfully won the Cricket World Cup in 2019 as well as the Twenty20 World Cup in 2022. Right-handed fast bowler Wood is now one of the fastest bowlers in the world, with an average test speed of 89 miles per hour since the year 2020. Wood plays the game with his right hand. The first-class match that he played for Durham was against Durham MCCU in the 2011 season. This was his first appearance for Durham. Following this, he made his debut in the List A competition against Northamptonshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 the following year (2011).
Since then, he has played in more first-class matches against Sri Lanka A, and in the Clydesdale Bank 40, he has also played in a List A match against Scotland. As part of the England Lions’ trip to Sri Lanka in 2014, Wood made his first appearance for the team. In the latter part of the same month, he made his debut for England in a test match against New Zealand. New Zealand’s opening innings in the first test match saw Wood take three wickets and ninety-three runs.
Following that, he took a score of 1–47 in their second innings, which contributed to England’s victory by 124 runs and gave them a 1-0 lead in the series. Wood proceeded to demonstrate his remarkable abilities in the subsequent test match, achieving figures of 2–62 in New Zealand’s first innings. The 19 that he made with the bat was also quite helpful. Once again, he grabbed three wickets during the second innings of New Zealand’s innings, but this time it cost them 97 runs more. It was a loss for England by 199 runs, and the series ended with a 1–1 tie.
Mark Wood Biography
| Name | Mark Wood |
| Full Name | Mark Andrew Wood |
| Date of Birth | 11 January 1990 |
| Place of Birth | Ashington, United Kingdom |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | British |
| Father’s Name | Derek Wood |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Sara Lonsdale |
| Marriage Date | 30 December 2018 |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm Fast |
| ODI Debut | May 2015 vs. Ireland |
| Test Debut | May 2015 vs. New Zealand |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
With a score of 1–48, Wood participated in the third one-day international match against New Zealand. In the following match, he had a figure of 1–49, which contributed to England’s victory by seven wickets and brought the series to a tie at 2–2. Even though Wood did not take any wickets in the last game of the series, England still managed to win the series by a score of 3–1.Wood collected two wickets and 68 runs during Australia’s first innings in the first Ashes Test. He then went on to take two wickets and fifty-three runs during England’s second innings, which contributed to England’s victory by 169 runs.
In the second test match, he only managed to take one wicket during the first innings of the Australian team. He finished with stats of 1–92, and England ended up losing the match by a score of 405 runs. As a result of an injury, he was unable to participate in the third test; however, he made his comeback in the fourth test and went on to take 1–13 in Australia’s first innings. During the second innings, he secured three wickets and 69 runs, including the wicket that proved to be the decisive factor in England’s victory and the regaining of the Ashes.
Wood took a score of 1–59 in Australia’s first innings, which contributed to England’s defeat in the last test of the series. Despite this, England was able to reclaim the Ashes by winning the series by a score of 3–2. Although he participated in the first test match against Pakistan, he only managed to take one wicket throughout the match, which resulted in a draw. This was because England was unable to achieve a victory due to the poor lighting conditions.
Although he did not do very well, he participated in the second test match, which England ultimately lost. He grabbed three wickets in the first innings of Pakistan’s innings and then got two more wickets in the second innings. Even though Pakistan went on to win the match by 178 runs, he was able to provide Pakistan with a convincing victory. To replace Olly Stone, who was injured, Wood was called up to participate in a three-test tour of the West Indies.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 1 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 0/49 | – | 12.25 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 0/49 | – | 12.25 | – | 0 | 0 |
The first two matches, both of which England lost, did not include him in the lineup; nevertheless, he was selected into the squad for the third test match, which took place in St. Lucia. Wood bowled the quickest of any bowler in the tournament, and in the first innings of the Windies’ innings, he grabbed five wickets for 41 runs off of 8.2 overs. This was his maiden five-wicket haul in a test match, and it helped England take a 142-run lead over West Indies on day two of the last test.
As a result of injuries sustained by James Anderson and Jofra Archer, Wood made his comeback to the sport of test cricket in the third test of the 2019–20 tour of South Africa. Before this, Wood had been absent from the 2019 Ashes series and the tour of New Zealand. After England’s first innings, in which he scored 42 runs off of 23 balls, he got three wickets and thirty-two runs in South Africa’s second innings, which England won.
Wood grabbed nine wickets in the fourth test match, including five wickets each in South Africa’s first innings, and he also made 35 runs with the bat, which led to England’s victory once again. Following the COVID-19 epidemic, Wood was included in a group of 55 players who were selected to begin training on May 29, 2020. These players were selected in preparation for international matches that will commence in England.
