Don Ward (cricketer)
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| Full name | Donald John Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 1934 Trealaw, Tonypandy, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 to 1962 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 August 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald John Ward (born 30 August 1934) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan in the County Championship between 1954 and 1962.[1]
An all-rounder born in Trealaw, Tonypandy, but brought up in London, Don Ward bowled right-arm off-spin that took 187 wickets and also contributed 2,496 lower-order runs including six half-centuries. Described as "a very brave and attractive strokemaker" as well as "a good off-spinner", Ward was also a skilled fielder both close to the wicket and in the outfield.[2] He was one of the shortest players in county cricket, at around five feet three inches tall.[3]
His career best with the bat was 86, against Somerset in 1956.[4] With the ball he took his career-best 7 for 60 against Lancashire in 1962, when he bowled Glamorgan to a 12-run victory in the second-last match of his career.[5] He also served in the British Armed Forces, playing for British Army and Royal Artillery teams in 1953.[6]
After leaving Glamorgan at the end of the 1962 season he worked for a transport company in South Wales.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profile: Don Ward". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Don Ward". Museum of Welsh Cricket. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Vital statistics" by H.S. Scales
- ^ "Glamorgan v Somerset 1956". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Lancashire v Glamorgan 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Hignell, Dr. Andrew. "Brief profile of Don Ward". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- Don Ward at ESPNcricinfo
- Don Ward at CricketArchive (subscription required)