Bertram Ferryman Beard (1 November 1874 – 2 December 1959) was an English cricketer. Beard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
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| Full name | Bertram Ferryman Beard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1874-12-01)1 December 1874 Rottingdean, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 1959(1959-12-02) (aged 85) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bertram Beard was born in Rottingdean, Sussex, and was educated at Wellington College.
He made two first-class appearances for Sussex in the 1899 County Championship against Essex and Lancashire, both at the County Ground, Hove.[1] Against Essex, Beard was dismissed for 4 runs in Sussex's first-innings by Sailor Young, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat, with the match ending in a draw.[2] Against Lancashire, Beard was dismissed for a duck in Sussex's first-innings by Willis Cuttell. He didn't bat again in the match, as Sussex won by an innings and 2 runs.[3]
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I.[4] Beard was recorded as living at the upmarket Onslow Gardens in Kensington, London in 1936.[5] He died at Westminster, London, on 2 December 1959.