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Full name | William Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 May 1874 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 December 1961 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1895–1904 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | William Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 May 1874 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 December 1961 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1895–1904 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.