Ward was educated privately at Bury St Edmunds and at Jesus College, Cambridge.[3] As a cricketer, he was a right-handed tail-end batsman and a left-arm bowler: sources disagree about whether he was a fast bowler or a medium-paced one, but agree that he bowled in the round-arm style.[1][2] He played in three matches for Cambridge University in 1868 as "E. E. Harrison" without making much impact, and was then not picked for any first-team games at all in 1869. He returned to the university team in 1870 and took seven wickets in his first game, against the MCC.[4] That led to his selection for the 1870 University Match against Oxford University, a game that has been widely known as "Cobden's Match" through the feat of the Cambridge bowler Frank Cobden, who took the last three Oxford wickets in three balls – a hat-trick – to win the game for Cambridge by just two runs.[5] Ward was just as influential in the Cambridge victory, his six wickets for 29 in the Oxford second innings, in 32 four-ball overs, being the best bowling performance of his first-class cricket career. He returned to the Cambridge side in 1871, but was less effective, and the University Match of that year, in which he failed to take any wickets, was his last first-class match.[1] He later played minor cricket for Suffolk County Cricket Club.[2]
Ward graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1872 and in the same year he was ordained as a Church of Englanddeacon, becoming a priest two years later.[3] He had a highly itinerant clerical career, serving parishes in Sussex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northumberland, Yorkshire and Staffordshire, retiring in 1931.[3]
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^ abcd"Edward Ward". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ abc"Edward Ward". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^ abcJ. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Edward Ewer Harrison, post Ward". Cambridge, University Press. p. 259. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^"Scorecard: Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club". www.cricketarchive.com. 19 May 1870. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^"Scorecard: Oxford University v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 27 June 1870. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
edward, ward, cricketer, edward, ewer, ward, july, 1847, march, 1940, born, edward, ewer, harrison, english, clergyman, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, matches, cambridge, university, marylebone, cricket, club, between, 1868, 1871, born, timworth, su. Edward Ewer Ward 16 July 1847 25 March 1940 born Edward Ewer Harrison was an English clergyman and a cricketer who played in 11 first class cricket matches for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC between 1868 and 1871 1 2 He was born at Timworth Suffolk and died at Gorleston Norfolk He changed his name from Harrison to Ward in August 1868 1 Edward WardPersonal informationFull nameEdward Ewer WardBorn16 July 1847Timworth Suffolk EnglandDied25 March 1940 1940 03 25 aged 92 Gorleston on Sea Norfolk EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingLeft arm roundarm fastDomestic team informationYearsTeam1868 1871Cambridge University1871Marylebone Cricket ClubCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 11Runs scored 30Batting average 2 30100s 50s Top score 5Balls bowled 1 693Wickets 37Bowling average 14 815 wickets in innings 110 wickets in match Best bowling 6 29Catches stumpings 5 Source Cricinfo 25 January 2023 Ward was educated privately at Bury St Edmunds and at Jesus College Cambridge 3 As a cricketer he was a right handed tail end batsman and a left arm bowler sources disagree about whether he was a fast bowler or a medium paced one but agree that he bowled in the round arm style 1 2 He played in three matches for Cambridge University in 1868 as E E Harrison without making much impact and was then not picked for any first team games at all in 1869 He returned to the university team in 1870 and took seven wickets in his first game against the MCC 4 That led to his selection for the 1870 University Match against Oxford University a game that has been widely known as Cobden s Match through the feat of the Cambridge bowler Frank Cobden who took the last three Oxford wickets in three balls a hat trick to win the game for Cambridge by just two runs 5 Ward was just as influential in the Cambridge victory his six wickets for 29 in the Oxford second innings in 32 four ball overs being the best bowling performance of his first class cricket career He returned to the Cambridge side in 1871 but was less effective and the University Match of that year in which he failed to take any wickets was his last first class match 1 He later played minor cricket for Suffolk County Cricket Club 2 Ward graduated from Cambridge University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1872 and in the same year he was ordained as a Church of England deacon becoming a priest two years later 3 He had a highly itinerant clerical career serving parishes in Sussex Suffolk Norfolk Northumberland Yorkshire and Staffordshire retiring in 1931 3 References edit a b c d Edward Ward www cricketarchive com Retrieved 8 August 2017 a b c Edward Ward www espncricinfo com Retrieved 8 August 2017 a b c J Venn and J A Venn Alumni Cantabrigienses Edward Ewer Harrison post Ward Cambridge University Press p 259 Retrieved 8 August 2017 Scorecard Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club www cricketarchive com 19 May 1870 Retrieved 9 August 2017 Scorecard Oxford University v Cambridge University www cricketarchive com 27 June 1870 Retrieved 9 August 2017 External links editEdward Ward at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Ward cricketer amp oldid 1156669786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
