William Ward (cricketer, born 1874)

William Ward (24 May 1874 – 13 December 1961) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket between 1895 and 1904. He played as a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

William Ward

Personal information
Full name	William Ward
Born	24 May 1874 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died	13 December 1961(1961-12-13) (aged 87) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895–1904	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 79 Batting average 7.18 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 26 Balls bowled 1,937 Wickets 30 Bowling average 32.16 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/61 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2015

Ward made his debut in first-class cricket for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1895 County Championship at Edgbaston.^[1] He played one further match in 1895 against the same opponents at Southampton,^[1] before making eight further first-class appearances in 1896, including playing against the touring Australians.^[1] Ward would later play his final first-class fixture for Warwickshire eight years later in 1904 against Cambridge University.^[1] In a total of eleven first-class matches, Ward scored 79 runs as a tailend batsman, averaging 7.18, with a high score of 26.^[2] With the ball, Ward took 30 wickets with his slow left-arm orthodox, averaging 32.16 runs per wicket.^[3] He twice took a five wicket haul and had career best figures of 5/61,^[3] taken against Hampshire in his debut match.^[4] He was later engaged as the professional at Lancashire League clubs Bacup (1907–1908) and Church (1909).^[5]

He died at Birmingham on 13 December 1961.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
4. "Warwickshire v Hampshire, 1895 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
5. "Teams William Ward played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

External links

• William Ward at ESPNcricinfo