Merrik Ward

Merrik Ward
Personal information
Full name
Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward
Born(1908-07-15)15 July 1908
Belgravia, London, England
Died13 February 1981(1981-02-13) (aged 72)
Bath, Somerset, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1927–1929Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 141
Batting average 15.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 48
Balls bowled 234
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2010

Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward (5 July 1908 – 13 February 1981) was an English first-class cricketer.

Ward was born at Belgravia in July 1908. He was educated at Eton College, where he played for the college cricket team.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in the 1927 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1929, making five appearances.[2] In his five matches, Ward scored 141 runs at an average of 15.66, with a highest score of 48.[3] As a left-arm bowler who could bowl both medium pace and slow orthodox, he bowled a total of 39 overs without taking a wicket.[4] He stood in as captain for The Hon. Lionel Tennyson in a match against Kent in 1928, the same match in which he made his highest first-class score.[5]

Ward later served in the Second World War, being commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant in January 1941.[6] He died at Bath in February 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Merrik Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Merrik Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Merrik Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Hampshire v Kent, County Championship 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "No. 35118". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 1941. p. 1788.