Brian Ward (cricketer)

Brian Ward (born 28 February 1944) is an English former cricketer. He played for Essex between 1967 and 1972.[1] He later represented Argentina.

Brian Ward
Personal information
Born (1944-02-28) 28 February 1944
Chelmsford, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1972Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 128 70
Runs scored 4799 1443
Batting average 23.64 22.54
100s/50s 4/24 1/9
Top score 164* 101
Balls bowled 148 0
Wickets 5 –
Bowling average 13.60 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling 2/5 –
Catches/stumpings 60/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2013

Ward played seven seasons for Essex, usually as an opening batsman. He made his highest score against Nottinghamshire in 1970, when he batted five and three-quarter hours for 164 not out and added an unbroken 208 for the third wicket with Keith Fletcher.[2] His most successful season was 1971, when he scored 968 first-class runs at an average of 27.65.[3] Wisden commented at the time that he had made a "notable advance" and "served the side well by patient methods".[4] After the 1972 season, when he "was responsible for some stern but nevertheless helpful displays", he left first-class cricket.[5]

Later Ward spent some time in Argentina, coaching and playing cricket. He represented the country at the inaugural ICC Trophy in England in 1979, but without personal or team success.[6] He married an Argentine woman and moved to Uruguay.[7]

References
  1. "Brian Ward". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. "Nottinghamshire v Essex 1970". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Brian Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. Wisden 1972, p. 381.
  5. Wisden 1973, p. 374.
  6. "ICC Trophy 1979". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. Timothy Abraham & James Coyne, Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion: A Cricket Odyssey Through Latin America, Little, Brown, London, 2021.
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