Batting style Right-handed Name Maxmillian Wood 1907 Hampshire | 1897–1902 Europeans (India) Role Cricket Player | |
Full name Maxmillian David Francis Wood Born 22 February 1873 ( 1873-02-22 ) Kamptee, Maharashtra, British Raj Died August 22, 1915, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Lieutenant colonel Maximilian David Francis Wood DSO (22 February 1873 – 22 August 1915) was an English cricketer. Wood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
Wood made his first-class debut for the Europeans cricket team (India) against the Parsees cricket team. In 1900 Wood took his only five wicket haul, with figures of 6/51. From 1897 to 1902 Wood played in seven Europeans v Parsees matches. Wood took 34 wickets for the Europeans at a bowling average of 13.26, with best figures of 6-51.
In the 1907 County Championship Wood represented Hampshire in a single first-class match against Yorkshire, where he made nine runs and was not required to bowl.
In 1909 Wood played two final first-class matches for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI against Oxford University and Cambridge University.
Wood later fought in the First World War with the West Yorkshire Regiment, Wood was decorated with Distinguished Service Order during the war and gained the rank of lieutenant colonel. On 22 August 1915 Wood was killed in action at Ismail Oglu Tepe, Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey during the Gallipoli Campaign.