Brief profile of John Wood by Don Ambrose

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Player:

JB Wood

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DateLine: 7th April 2008

 

WOOD, John Barry (Sir)
Born : 27 April 1870, Montpellier, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Died : 10 February 1933, Virginia Water, Surrey. Entered Marlborough College, (B3 House), September 1884, Foundation Scholar, Prefect, Cricket XI 1887-89, captain 1888-89; Rugby XV 1886-88; Left Midsummer 1889.
Balliol College, Oxford, First Class Clas.Mod.1891, Third Class Lit.Hum. And BA 1893, Cricket XI 1892-93. Oxford Un. 1891-93 16 - 30 - 3 - 384 - 50 - 14.22 - 0 - 1. 1399 - 53 - 26.39 - 3 - 0 - 6/68. ct. 10.
His County cricket was for Warwickshire (pre first-class 1890-91).
Indian Civil Service (Bengal) 1894; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India 1908, C.I.E. 1911; Member of the Council and Political Secretary 1914; C.S.I. 1916, K.C.I.E. 1918; K.C.V.O. 1922. Resident in Kashmir 1923. Retired 1929.