| Charles Ward | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Charles Gordon Ward |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Braughing, Hertfordshire, England |
| Death Place: | South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Family: | Herbert Ward (brother) Leonard Ward (cousin) |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Club2: | Lincolnshire |
| Club3: | Hertfordshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 14 |
| Runs1: | 186 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.08 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 30 |
| Deliveries1: | 178 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 67.50 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 18 February |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22294.html Cricinfo |
Charles Gordon Ward (23 September 1875 — 27 June 1954) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.
The son of The Reverend Philip Gordon Ward Vicar, he was born in September 1875 at Braughing, Hertfordshire. Ward played first-class cricket for Hampshire, with his debut coming against Warwickshire in 1897 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1901, making fourteen appearances.[1] In these, he scored 186 runs at an average of 8.08, with a highest score of 30.[2] With the ball, he took two wickets.[3] Shortly after playing for Hampshire, Ward undertook ecclesiastical training in Lincoln at the Chancellors School and was ordained in 1903.[4] [5]
Ward undertook his ecclesiastical duties in Heapham, Lincolnshire.[6] He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1907 to 1910, making 29 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship,[7] making a century against Hertfordshire in 1909.[8] Ward later returned to Hertfordshire, where he became vicar at North Mymms.[9] There, he played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire either side of the First World War, making 34 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship between 1910 and 1922.[7] He later returned to Lincolnshire, where he was vicar at South Ormsby from 1930 until his death in June 1954.[10] [11] His brother was the sportsman Herbert Ward, who played both first-class cricket and football for Southampton. His cousin, Leonard Ward, was also a first-class cricketer.