Researching Greg Wood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 95422 people with the Wood surname? In that year Wood was ranked number 16 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Greg means "fierce" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Greg Wood on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Greg Wood and the Wood Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 105866 people with the Wood surname in the UK? Wood is now ranked number 22 for popularity in the UK. |
Wood Genealogy Databases
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Greg Wood (cricketer)
Gregory Luke Wood (born 2 December 1988 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England) is an English cricketer, who played for England in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He played one List A match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2007, before leaving the club prior to start of the 2009 season.
He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who impressed for England U-19s and Yorkshire Second XI. He won the Denis Compton award in 2005. Progressing through league cricket and the Yorkshire Academy, he was an integral part of the Yorkshire U-17 side, that beat Surrey in the final of the 2005 ECB U-17 version of the County Championship.
Source: Greg Wood (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGreg Wood (footballer)
Greg Wood (born 8 March 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Prior to joining Melbourne, Wood played 42 games with Redan football club between 1968-1972 and was named in their team of the 20th Century. He was also runner-up in the best and fairest for Redan in 1969. In 1972 he crossed to Wallan football club where kicked 130 goals in his first season and 179 the following year, the most goals ever scored in a single year for the club. The Melbourne Football Club spotted his potential and Wood was drafted in 1974. In his first game, during the warm-up, Wood accidentally bounced the ball into his testicles, which left him in agony for much of the first quarter. Not wanting to alert the coach through fear of embarrassment, Wood struggled on to collect 13 disposals.
Despite spectacular high-marking skills and deft touch around goal, Wood was plagued by injuries and retired at the end of 1974. Wood never played football again, and it has been said famously that he "promised a lot, but didn't deliver" on the big stage of the VFL.
Wood went on to open a highly successful record shop on Sturt Street in Ballarat, which over 40 years has morphed into "L'espresso" a cafe/restaurant/record shop that is a favourite with Ballarat locals (including the late Peter Temple) and tourists alike. Greg still resides in Ballarat.
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