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Full name | Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belgravia, London, England | 15 July 1908||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 February 1981 Bath, Somerset, England | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm
medium Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1927–1929 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 9 January 2010 |
Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward (5 July 1908 – 13 February 1981) was an English first-class cricketer.
Ward was born at Belgravia in July 1908. He was educated at Eton College, where he played for the college cricket team. [1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in the 1927 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1929, making five appearances. [2] In his five matches, Ward scored 141 runs at an average of 15.66, with a highest score of 48. [3] As a left-arm bowler who could bowl both medium pace and slow orthodox, he bowled a total of 39 overs without taking a wicket. [4] He stood in as captain for The Hon. Lionel Tennyson in a match against Kent in 1928, the same match in which he made his highest first-class score. [5]
Ward later served in the Second World War, being commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant in January 1941. [6] He died at Bath in February 1981. [1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Belgravia, London, England | 15 July 1908||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 February 1981 Bath, Somerset, England | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm
medium Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1927–1929 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 9 January 2010 |
Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward (5 July 1908 – 13 February 1981) was an English first-class cricketer.
Ward was born at Belgravia in July 1908. He was educated at Eton College, where he played for the college cricket team. [1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in the 1927 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1929, making five appearances. [2] In his five matches, Ward scored 141 runs at an average of 15.66, with a highest score of 48. [3] As a left-arm bowler who could bowl both medium pace and slow orthodox, he bowled a total of 39 overs without taking a wicket. [4] He stood in as captain for The Hon. Lionel Tennyson in a match against Kent in 1928, the same match in which he made his highest first-class score. [5]
Ward later served in the Second World War, being commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant in January 1941. [6] He died at Bath in February 1981. [1]