James Wood (South African cricketer)

James Robert Wood (born 8 September 1985) is a South African cricketer. Wood is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cape Town, Cape Province.

While studying for his degree at Durham University, Wood made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Durham in 2005. He made five further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Lancashire in 2007. In his six first-class matches, he scored 170 runs at an average of 15.45, with a high score of 31. Behind the stumps he took 2 catches and made a single stumping.