Albert Ward (cricketer, born 1865)
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| Full name | Albert Ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1865 Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 January 1939 (aged 73) Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 14 August 1893 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 May 1895 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Ward (21 November 1865 – 6 January 1939) was an English
England, and was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1890
.
Ward, the son of a coal miner, was born in the colliers village of Waterloo near
Australia, made in Sydney
in 1894.
He was an opening batsman with a powerful defence, who drove the ball hard, but preferred to play defensive roles. He was also a good outfielder.
A school teacher by profession, Ward also owned a sports outfitters shop in Bolton at one time. His early cricket was with Hunslet C.C.and he was known as the 'Rothwell Colt' in his early career.[2]
Ward died in Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire, England.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ a b Obituary, Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 7 January 1939, p14
- ^ 'Death of Albert Ward', The Leeds Mercury, 7 January 1939, p11
- ^ "Obituaries in 1939". Wisden. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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