| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Edward Christopher Ballard |
| Nickname: | Eddie, Bollard |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Harlow, Essex, England |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 10 |
| Heightm: | 188cm |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg break |
| Club1: | Cambridge UCCE |
| Year1: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Club2: | Hertfordshire |
| Year2: | 2009 - 2016 |
| Club3: | Cambridgeshire |
| Year3: | 2016 - 2019 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 34 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 17 March |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/346606.html Cricinfo |
Edward Christopher Ballard (born 15 August 1989) is an English cricketer. Ballard is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born at Harlow, Essex.
Having been educated at Hockerill Anglo-European College, Ballard undertook his university studies at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. While studying there, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge UCCE against Somerset in 2008. He made three further first-class appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in 2009.[1] He struggled against the first-class opponents he played against, scoring a total of 34 runs in his four first-class matches, which came at an average of 5.66, with a high score of 33.[2] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Ballard has played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 2009 - 16 and from 2016-2019 for Cambridgeshire.[3] He was appointed Head Coach at Bedfordshire in 2020.