Mark Wood
On scorecards: MA Wood
In-game rating: 82/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mark Wood played 34 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2024. The first came against New Zealand at Lord's, with scores of 8 and 4, and 4 wickets, and the last against India at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in 2024.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 475 runs at 15.8 in 21 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 52 from 62 balls against New Zealand at Hagley Oval in 2018. The best bowling is 6 for 37 against Australia at Bellerive Oval in 2022.
In all: 1 fifty, 4 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 16.4 across 16 Tests; away it was 16.4 across 16 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 272 runs at 17.0 in 11 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 62 runs at 8.9. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. England won 14 of the Tests Mark Wood played and lost 14, with 6 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 34 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 62 | New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 2018 | Drawn |
| 42 | 23 | South Africa | St George's Park | 2020 | Won |
| 41 | 80 | New Zealand | Edgbaston | 2021 | Lost |
| 39 | 41 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2022 | Drawn |
| 36* | 27 | Pakistan | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2022 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/37 | 16.3 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 2022 | Lost |
| 5/34 | 11.4 | Australia | Headingley | 2023 | Won |
| 5/41 | 8.2 | West Indies | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2019 | Won |
| 5/46 | 14.3 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2020 | Won |
| 4/54 | 16.1 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 2020 | Won |
Best in a match: 9/100 against South Africa (2020).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 272 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 41 | 27.49 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 179 | 25.57 | 0/1 | 17 | 36.35 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 122 | 17.43 | 0/0 | 16 | 25.88 |
| India | 4 | 53 | 8.83 | 0/0 | 9 | 50.33 |
| South Africa | 4 | 129 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 13 | 27.69 |
| West Indies | 3 | 14 | 3.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 27.56 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 51.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 361 | 16.41 | 0/0 | 49 | 34.86 |
| Away | 16 | 377 | 16.39 | 0/1 | 53 | 28.23 |
| Neutral | 2 | 34 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 28.33 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13 | 297 | 16.50 | 0/1 | 36 | 37.36 |
| 2020s | 21 | 475 | 15.83 | 0/0 | 72 | 28.18 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 6 | 62 | 8.86 | 0/0 | 17 | 39.65 |
| Headingley | 2 | 76 | 25.33 | 0/0 | 12 | 21.58 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 67 | 16.75 | 0/0 | 4 | 38.75 |
| Trent Bridge | 2 | 34 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 52.75 |
| Galle International Stadium | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 51.33 |
| Edgbaston | 1 | 70 | 35.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 46.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2015 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2024 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
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