Geoff Ward (cricketer)

Geoff Ward

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Hubert Ward
Born	22 November 1926 Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Died	20 April 2008 (aged 81) Bearsted, Kent, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950	Essex
1949	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 26 Batting average 5.75 100s/50s –/– Top score 6* Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 3/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2011

Geoffrey Hubert Ward (22 November 1926 – 20 April 2008) was an English cricketer. Ward was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Sittingbourne, Kent.

Ward made two first-class appearances for Kent against Lancashire and Sussex in the 1949 County Championship,^[1] scoring 19 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 6 not out, while behind the stumps he took 2 catches and made a single stumping.^[2] These were his only first-class appearances for Kent, in 1950 he moved to Essex, where he represented the county in a single first-class match against the Combined Services.^[1] In this match, he scored 2 runs in Essex's first-innings before being dismissed by John Deighton, while in their second-innings he made the same score before being dismissed by Brian Close.^[3]

He died at Bearsted, Kent on 20 April 2008.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Geoff Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoff Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
3. "Essex v Combined Services, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.

External links

• Geoff Ward at ESPNcricinfo
• Geoff Ward at CricketArchive