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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Claude Woolley
| image = File:CN Woolley.jpg
| imagesize = 160px
| country = England
| fullname = Claude Neville Woolley
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1886|5|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tonbridge]], Kent, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1962|11|3|1886|5|5|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Abington, Northamptonshire|Abington]], [[Northampton]], England
| nickname = Dick<ref name="obit">[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/234514.html Obituary – Claude Woolley], [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]], Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref>
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm slow-medium
| role = [[Batsman]]
| family = [[Frank Woolley]] (brother)
| club2 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|1911–1931}}
| club1 = [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]]
| year1 = 1909
| type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| debutdate1 = 16 August
| debutyear1 = 1909
| debutfor1 = Gloucestershire
| debutagainst1 = [[Australia national cricket team|Australians]]
| lastdate1 = 29 July
| lastyear1 = 1931
| lastfor1 = Northamptonshire
| lastagainst1 = [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
| umpire = true
| testsumpired = 1
| umptestdebutyr = 1948
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 365
| runs1 = 15,395
| bat avg1 = 24.63
| 100s/50s1 = 13/78
| top score1 = 204[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 27,260
| wickets1 = 352
| bowl avg1 = 33.10
| fivefor1 = 12
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/30
| catches/stumpings1 = 138/–
| date = 1 February
| year = 2009
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34060/34060.html CricketArchive
}}

'''Claud Neville Woolley''' (5 May 1886 – 3 November 1962) was an English [[cricket]]er who played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] and [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]. He also served as a first-class [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]] and stood in one [[Test cricket|Test]] during the [[1948 Ashes series]]. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he was the older brother of [[Frank Woolley|Frank]] who had a more successful playing career, including representing England in 64 Tests.

Born in Tonbridge, Woolley began his cricket career with [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] however he failed to break into the first team, making 18 second XI appearances between 1906 and 1908.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/cgi-bin/player_oracle_reveals_results2.cgi?playernumber=34060&opponentmatch=exact&playername=woolley&resulttype=All&matchtype=All&teammatch=exact&startwicket=&homeawaytype=All&opponent=&endwicket=&wicketkeeper=&searchtype=MatchList&endscore=&playermatch=contains&branding=cricketarchive&captain=&endseason=&startscore=&team=&startseason= Player Oracle CN Woolley], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> He joined Gloucestershire but once again failed to establish himself, making just one first-class appearance in two seasons with the club, the appearance came in 1909 against the [[Australian cricket team in England in 1909|touring Australians]], he opened the bowling but took no wickets in eight [[over (cricket)|over]]s, he batted at number seven and scored 22.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7987.html Gloucestershire v Australians, Australia in British Isles 1909], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> He joined Northamptonshire in 1911, making his debut for the club against the [[Indian cricket team in England in 1911|Indian tourists]], he scored 1 [[not out]] batting at number 10 but did take his maiden first-class wicket, dismissing [[Mukundrao Pai]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/8/8486.html Northamptonshire v Indians, India in British Isles 1911], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref>

That was Woolley's only appearance in his first season with the club but the following season he was given more opportunities playing ten first-class matches,<ref name="bat season">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34060/f_Batting_by_Season.html First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> however he had little success [[Batting average (cricket)|averaging]] just 10.54 with the bat and taking three wickets.<ref name="bowl season">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34060/f_Bowling_by_Season.html First-class Bowling in Each Season], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> His batting and bowling aggregates improved over the next two seasons, with 670 runs and 15 wickets in 1913 followed by 802 and 28 in 1914.<ref name="bat season"/><ref name="bowl season"/> He also scored a maiden [[Century (cricket)|century]] in 1914 against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9325.html Northamptonshire v Somerset, County Championship 1914], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> and a week later achieved his maiden [[five-for]] taking 6 wickets for 31 runs (6/31).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9340.html Northamptonshire v Surrey, County Championship 1914], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref>

Following [[World War I]] Woolley was a regular in the side until 1931, mostly appearing as an [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsmen|opening batsman]] he passed 1,000 runs in a season on seven occasions between 1921 and 1929. His most productive season came in 1928 when he scored 1,602.<ref name="bat season"/> His second first-class century came in 1921 and proved to be the highest score of his career and only double century. The innings of 204 not out came against [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] at [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|Northampton]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10185.html Northamptonshire v Worcestershire, County Championship 1921], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> His best bowling of his career also occurred in 1921, against [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] at [[Cardiff Arms Park]], he took 6/30 in the first innings and followed that with 4/22 as the home side [[Follow-on|followed on]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/10/10170.html Glamorgan v Northamptonshire, County Championship 1921], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> The match figures of 10/52 were the only occasion he took [[ten wickets in a match]].<ref name="bowl season"/>

Woolley's best bowling seasons came directly after the war, he passed 40 wickets in each of the four years between 1919 and 1922, he took nine five-fors in this period.<ref name="bowl season"/> Against [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] in 1920 he took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] dismissing [[Charlie McGahey]], [[John Freeman (cricketer)|John Freeman]] and [[Percy Perrin]] with consecutive deliveries.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/9/9753.html Northamptonshire v Essex, County Championship 1920], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref>

Woolley played 362 matches for Northamptonshire placing him eighth on the most appearances list,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Northamptonshire/Miscellaneous/Most_Appearances.html Most Appearances for Northamptonshire], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> and is the tenth highest scorer for the club with 15,353 runs.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Northamptonshire/Batting_Records/Most_Career_Runs.html Most Runs for Northamptonshire], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> He [[carry the bat|carried his bat]] on three occasions.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Northamptonshire/Batting_Records/Carrying_Bat_For.html Carrying Bat Through an All Out Innings for Northamptonshire], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref>

After retiring as a player he began his umpiring career, standing in 281 matches between 1932 and 1953.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34060/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html Claud Woolley as Umpire in First-Class Matches], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> He umpired one Test match, the second Test of the 1948 Ashes series.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18536.html England v Australia, Australia in British Isles 1948 (2nd Test)], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 February 2009</ref> During a match between [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] and [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in 1946 Woolley was temporarily required to officiate from both ends as fellow umpire [[George Beet Sr.|George Beet]] was taken ill on the way to the game.<ref name="obit"/> After Woolley's umpiring career he worked as groundsman at Northampton until his death aged 76.<ref name="obit"/>

==References==
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[[Category:1886 births]]
[[Category:1962 deaths]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Gloucestershire cricketers]]
[[Category:Northamptonshire cricketers]]
[[Category:Players cricketers]]
[[Category:North v South cricketers]]
[[Category:English Test cricket umpires]]
[[Category:People from Tonbridge]]
[[Category:English cricketers of 1919 to 1945]]
[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]
[[Category:People from Abington, Northamptonshire]]

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