Luke Wood (born 2 August 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for England and Lancashire. Primarily a left-arm fast-medium bowler, he also bats left-handed. He made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Sussex in September 2014. He made his international debut in 2022

Luke Wood
Wood in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 266)17 November 2022 v Australia
Last ODI26 October 2025 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 96)20 September 2022 v Pakistan
Last T20I8 February 2026 v Nepal
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2019Nottinghamshire
2018Worcestershire
2019Northamptonshire
2020–presentLancashire
2021–2024Trent Rockets
2022/23Melbourne Stars
2023Sylhet Strikers
2024–presentPeshawar Zalmi
2024Khulna Tigers
2024Mumbai Indians
2025London Spirit
2026Gujarat Titans
2025/26Adelaide Strikers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 16 62 7
Runs scored 15 4 1,884 88
Batting average 15.00 4.00 25.45 44.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/7 0/1
Top score 10 3 119 52
Balls bowled 108 288 8,391 234
Wickets 1 19 137 6
Bowling average 113.00 22.47 35.40 39.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/54 3/24 5/40 2/36
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/– 19/– 0/–
Medal record
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 February 2026

In April 2022, he was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[1] The following month, Wood was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the Netherlands.[2] In September 2022, he was named in the England's T20I squad for the series against Pakistan.[3] He made his T20I debut on 20 September 2022, against Pakistan.[4] Wood made his ODI debut on 17 November 2022, against Australia.[5]

In the BPL 2022–23, he was taken by Sylhet Strikers franchise. He played a crucial part in the Qualifier 2 conceding just 3 runs in the penultimate over helping Sylhet reach the final of BPL 2023.

On 18 March 2024, he was signed as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff by Mumbai Indians for 50 lakh (£39,000).[6]

On 21 March 2025, it was announced that Wood had been signed by ECB, Lincolnshire Premier League side Woodhall Spa Cricket Club, when not on white-ball duty.[7]

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