| Don Ward | |
| Fullname: | Donald John Ward |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Trealaw, Tonypandy, Wales |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin |
| Club1: | Glamorgan |
| Year1: | 1954 to 1962 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 134 |
| Runs1: | 2496 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
| Top Score1: | 86 |
| Deliveries1: | 10,778 |
| Wickets1: | 187 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 7 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/60 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 65/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22296.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 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]