Ian Ward (cricketer)

Ian Ward
Personal information
Full name
Ian James Ward
Born (1972-09-30) 30 September 1972 (age 52)
Plymouth, Devon,
NicknameStumpy, The Chimp, The Gnome, Cocker
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 605)17 May 2001 v Pakistan
Last Test2 August 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992Surrey
1997–2003Surrey
2004–2005Sussex
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 5 138 160 18
Runs scored 129 8,575 4,059 351
Batting average 16.12 40.25 28.99 23.40
100s/50s 0/0 23/43 2/27 0/2
Top score 39 168* 136 50
Balls bowled – 319 149 –
Wickets – 3 2 –
Bowling average – 65.66 90.50 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling – 1/1 2/27 –
Catches/stumpings 1/– 72/– 34/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2020

Ian James Ward (born 30 September 1972)[1] is a British broadcaster and former professional cricketer. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium bowler for Surrey and Sussex, Ward played 5 times for the England Test team all in 2001 under the captaincy of future Sky sports colleague Nasser Hussain.[2] Since retiring from professional cricket in 2005, he has worked for Sky Sports as a cricket commentator and presenter.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Ian Ward". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ian Ward". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ian Ward announces retirement | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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