Arthur Wood (American cricketer)

Arthur Machin Wood (21 February 1861 – 25 August 1947) was an English-born American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Wood was not allowed to play on the representative Philadelphian cricket team until he had satisfied a 5-year residency requirement.

[6] In 1881 Wood accepted at offer to coach the Belmont Cricket Club and took a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Philadelphia in 1882.

Playing for the English Residents, Wood scored only 5 runs in the match and his side lost.

In this match, Wood led his new team with a career high 182 runs before being stumped.