IPL playerEngland2018 to 2023
Mark Wood
On scorecards: MA Wood · Right-hand bat
Mark Wood, a bowler, played two IPL seasons for two franchises. One title came along the way.
The arrival
Mark Wood arrived through the auction: Chennai Super Kings paid ₹1.5 cr, the base price.
That first season brought 1 match and 1 run, and ended with Chennai Super Kings as champions.
The peak
The best season was 2023, for Lucknow Super Giants: 11 wickets at 8.04 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.80, with best figures of 5 for 14.
Franchise by franchise
2018, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹1.5 cr. 1 match; champions in 2018.
2023, Lucknow Super Giants. Arrived outside the auction. 4 matches and 11 wickets.
2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 11 wickets in 121 deliveries, at 8.88 runs an over against a league rate of 8.74 for the same seasons, right on the going rate. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 5 for 14.
The fielding record: 3 catches.
At the auction
Mark Wood went under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹7.5 cr, paid by Lucknow Super Giants in 2022, more than 3 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹1.5 cr in 2018, ₹7.5 cr by 2022. Unsold in 2020, Mark Wood was bought again in 2022 by Lucknow Super Giants. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Lucknow Super Giants in 2022.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Mark Wood made 5 IPL appearances, the last for Lucknow Super Giants in 2023, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 12.25 | - | 1 | Champions | |
| 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 4 | 11 | 10* | 11.0 | 220.0 | 0/0 | 11 | 8.04 | 5/14 | 2 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2018
- Lucknow Super Giants: 2023
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 50% |
| Balls per four | 8 |
| Balls per six | 8 |
| Dot balls bowled | 39.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 10.9 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | FA5 | ₹1.5 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹1.5 cr |
| 2020 | Fast Bowler | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2022 | FA1 | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹7.5 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet