William Ward
Personal information
Full name
William Ward
Born24 May 1874
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Died13 December 1961(1961-12-13) (aged 87)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1904Warwickshire
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

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.

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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "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.
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