Geoff Ward (cricketer) explained

Geoffrey Ward
Country:England
Fullname:Geoffrey Hubert Ward
Birth Date:22 November 1926
Birth Place:Sittingbourne, Kent
Death Place:Bearsted, Kent
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club1:Kent
Year1:1949
Club2:Essex
Year2:1950
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:26
Bat Avg1:5.75
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:6
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:3/1
Date:28 October
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22298.html Cricinfo

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.

Notes and References

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