Researching Chris Wood

Wood has represented the England U-19 cricket team, playing two Youth Test matches, nine Youth One Day Internationals, and a single Youth Twenty20 International.

Wood made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Oxford University at University Parks, Oxford in the 2010 English cricket season. During the match, Wood took his maiden five wicket haul with figures of 5/54. He made his List-A debut against Warwickshire on 14 May in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40.

Wood scored his second first-class fifty against Worcestershire at New Road on 12/09/13. He shared an 81 run seventh wicket partnership with youngster Sean Terry. He has taken the most wickets in T20 matches by a player who has only played T20 cricket for one team.

As a youngster Wood was a talented sportsman, playing as a striker for the Manor Colts football team in Alton, Hampshire.

Wood attended Amery Hill School and Alton College. Wood has spoken about his addiction to gambling. He is affianced to Lucy, the daughter of Rod Bransgrove. Early in 2020, Lucy gave birth to Isabella.

A native of West Midlands, England, Wood was educated in the county, and graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1981, in which year he entered the FCO. In addition to the diplomatic service, Wood has also worked in other government departments including the Cabinet Office, the Department of Environment and on secondment to the Government of British Hong Kong. Wood undertook Chinese language training through the FCO in 1982–84, and has worked variously in Hong Kong and in the British missions in Guangzhou and Beijing. Wood then served in Taiwan as the British head of mission there, dealing with the Taiwan–United Kingdom relations, during which time the British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO), predecessor of the British Office Taipei, was renamed.