Charles Ward (cricketer, born 1875)

Charles Ward
Personal information
Full name
Charles Gordon Ward
Born(1875-09-23)23 September 1875
Braughing, Hertfordshire, England
Died27 June 1954(1954-06-27) (aged 78)
South Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown
RelationsHerbert Ward (brother)
Leonard Ward (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1897–1901Hampshire
1907–1911Lincolnshire
1912–1922Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 186
Batting average 8.08
100s/50s –/–
Top score 30
Balls bowled 178
Wickets 2
Bowling average 67.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/17
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 February 2010

Charles Gordon Ward (23 September 1875 — 27 June 1954) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of The Reverend Philip Gordon Ward Vicar, he was born in September 1875 at Braughing, Hertfordshire. Ward played first-class cricket for Hampshire, with his debut coming against Warwickshire in 1897 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1901, making fourteen appearances.[1] In these, he scored 186 runs at an average of 8.08, with a highest score of 30.[2] With the ball, he took two wickets.[3] Shortly after playing for Hampshire, Ward undertook ecclesiastical training in Lincoln at the Chancellors School and was ordained in 1903.[4][5]

Ward undertook his ecclesiastical duties in Heapham, Lincolnshire.[6] He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1907 to 1910, making 29 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship,[7] making a century against Hertfordshire in 1909.[8] Ward later returned to Hertfordshire, where he became vicar at North Mymms.[9] There, he played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire either side of the First World War, making 34 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship between 1910 and 1922.[7] He later returned to Lincolnshire, where he was vicar at South Ormsby from 1930 until his death in June 1954.[10][11] His brother was the sportsman Herbert Ward, who played both first-class cricket and football for Southampton. His cousin, Leonard Ward, was also a first-class cricketer.

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Charles Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Mainly About People". Stamford Mercury. 17 May 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Trinity ordinations". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 8 June 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Lincolnshire. Kelly's Directory. 1909. p. 296.
  7. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Charles Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Hertfordshire v Lincolnshire, Minor Counties Championship 1909 (East Division)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ Colville, Dorothy (1972). North Mymms: Parish and People. ISBN 0900519231.
  10. ^ "Deaths". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. 3 July 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1954". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.