| Derek Beard | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Derek Andrew Beard |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Te Aroha, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-pace |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Family: | Don Beard (father) |
| Club1: | Northern Districts |
| Year1: | 1987–88 to 1990–91 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 99 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.14 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 28 |
| Deliveries1: | 1284 |
| Wickets1: | 23 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.69 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 18 |
| Runs2: | 109 |
| Bat Avg2: | 15.57 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 30 |
| Deliveries2: | 798 |
| Wickets2: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 19.36 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/34 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
| Date: | 18 December 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36405.html Cricinfo |
Derek Andrew Beard (born 10 September 1961) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 1987 to 1991.[1] His father, Don Beard, played Test cricket for New Zealand in the 1950s.
A medium-pace bowler, Beard's best first-class figures were 6 for 18 (off 10 overs) against Central Districts in 1989–90.[2] In List A cricket his best figures were 5 for 34, the first five wickets to fall, also against Central Districts, in 1990–91.[3]
A science teacher at Mount Maunganui College, Beard played 105 representative matches for Bay of Plenty.[4] In 2016 he was awarded life membership of the Bay of Plenty Cricket Association.[5]