About William Ward
Lived 1874 – 1961 (aged 87). William Ward was a British cricketer.
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. He played one further match in 1895 against the same opponents at Southampton, With the ball, Ward took 30 wickets with his slow left-arm orthodox, averaging 32.16 runs per wicket. He twice took a five wicket haul and had career best figures of 5/61, He was later engaged as the professional at Lancashire League clubs Bacup (1907–1908) and Church (1909).
He died at Birmingham on 13 December 1961.
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Who was William Ward?
English cricketer (1874-1961)
When was William Ward born?
William Ward was born on 24 May 1874 in Birmingham.
When did William Ward die?
William Ward died on 13 December 1961 in Birmingham, England, Warwickshire.
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William Ward was a cricketer.
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William Ward was British.
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· DBpedia: William Ward (cricketer, born 1874)
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