William Ward | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | William Ward |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1874 |
Birth Place: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Death Place: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Club1: | Warwickshire |
Year1: | 1895 - 1904 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 11 |
Runs1: | 79 |
Bat Avg1: | 7.18 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 26 |
Deliveries1: | 1,937 |
Wickets1: | 30 |
Bowl Avg1: | 32.16 |
Fivefor1: | 2 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 5/61 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
Date: | 11 October |
Year: | 2015 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22739.html Cricinfo |
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.