Basil Ward (cricketer)

Basil Jordain Ward (6 August 1889 – 29 March 1972) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Basil Ward

Personal information
Full name	Basil Jordain Ward
Born	6 August 1889 Dublin, Ireland
Died	29 March 1972 (aged 82) Wandsworth Common, London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912–1920	Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 56 Batting average 11.20 100s/50s –/– Top score 17 Balls bowled 751 Wickets 13 Bowling average 21.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/66 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2018

Ward was born at Dublin in August 1889, where he was educated at Mountjoy School.[1] After finishing his schooling, he went up to Trinity College, Dublin in 1908, where he played club cricket for Dublin University.[1] He did not appear regularly for the university until 1912, but did represent Leinster alongside.[1] Ward made his debut in first-class cricket for Ireland against Scotland at Dublin in 1912.[2] He played in the same fixture in 1913 at Edinburgh, and in 1914 at Dublin.[2] Ward served in the British Army during World War I, enlisting in August 1915 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery.[3] Surviving the war, he returned to playing club cricket for Dublin University.[1] He made a final first-class appearance for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1920,[2] a year in which he also played minor matches against Cambridge University and Derbyshire at College Park, Dublin.[4] Ward played in a total of four first-class matches, scoring 56 runs with a highest score of 17.[5] However, it is a fast-medium bowler that is better remembered, where alongside an impressive club record,[1] Ward also took 13 first-class wickets, at an average of 21.00, with best innings figures of 4/66.[6] A schoolteacher by profession, he took up a teaching position in London soon after his final appearance for Ireland.[1] He died at Wandsworth Common in London in March 1972.[1]

References

1. "Player profile: Basil Jordain Ward". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Basil Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. "No. 29268". The London Gazette. 17 August 1915. p. 8264.
4. "Miscellaneous Matches played by Basil Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Basil Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
6. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Basil Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

External links

• Basil Ward at ESPNcricinfo