Ross Wood
English cricket umpire
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Ross Wood (25 September 1941 – 2 December 2020) was an English cricket umpire from Basingstoke, Hampshire.[1] Wood first stood in county cricket in a match between Buckinghamshire and Berkshire in the 1991 Minor Counties Championship. He would stand in a further 41 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which was in a match between Oxfordshire and Devon in the 2002 Minor Counties Championship.[2] He also stood in twelve MCCA Knockout Trophy matches from 1996 to 2002.[3] He first stood in a match which held List A status when Hertfordshire played the Leicestershire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He stood in six further List A matches, the last of which was between the Hampshire Cricket Board and Staffordshire in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1941 |
| Died | 2 December 2020 (aged 79) |
| Relations | Julian Wood (son) |
| Umpiring information | |
| LA umpired | 7 (1999–2003) |
His son, Julian, played first-class cricket for Hampshire.[5]