Apologising for the lack of a photograph, Cricket in 1900 says "that Woods is a fine specimen of the darkest of the coloured natives of the West Indies, that is to say, he is very dark indeed.

The next season, he played for All Trinidad against Slade Lucas's team, the first English tourists, in their only match against the island.

In 1896–97 he played in all four matches for Trinidad against the tourists, twice against Lord Hawke's team and then twice against Priestley's side.

Despite taking 19 wickets against Lord Hawke's side he did not play for the combined West Indies against Priestley's XI.

He was "on occasions up to his best West Indies form, but at other times seemed to lose heart very easily, though it must be confessed he was unlucky in the matter of missed catches".