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.
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| Full name | William Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1874 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1961(1961-12-13) (aged 87) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1895–1904 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.