Lancelot Ward (cricketer)

Lancelot Bangor Ward (14 September 1883 — 12 July 1959) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in the Indian Civil Service.

Lancelot Ward
Personal information
Full name
Lancelot Bangor Ward
Born14 September 1883
Shillong, Assam, British India
Died12 July 1959(1959-07-12) (aged 75)
Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsWilliam Ward (father)
Edward Ward (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1910/11Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 8
Batting average 25.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 246
Wickets 2
Bowling average 60.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/28
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 December 2022

The son of William Erskine Ward, he was born in British India at Shillong in September 1883. He was educated in England at Marlborough College, before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] After graduating from Cambridge, he joined the Indian Civil Service in June 1905. Ward held a number of positions within the civil service with the Indian Finance Department, holding the position of accountant-general for the Central Provinces and Berar by April 1926.[2] While in India, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team in September 1910, against the Parsees and the Hindus.[3] He scored 7 runs in his two matches,[4] in addition to taking 2 wickets.[5] Ward later returned to the United Kingdom, where he died in Wales at Cardigan in July 1959. His uncle, Edward Wolstenholme Ward, was also a first-class cricketer.

References edit

  1. ^ James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register: 1843-1952 (9 ed.). The College. p. 413.
  2. ^ The India Office and Burma Office List. Harrison and Sons. 1928. p. 855.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Lancelot Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lancelot Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling Fielding For Each Team by Lancelot Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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