Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward (5 July 1908 – 13 February 1981) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Merrik de Sampajo Cecil Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1908 Belgravia, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 1981 (aged 72) Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1929 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Merrik Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Merrik Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Merrik Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Hampshire v Kent, County Championship 1928". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "No. 35118". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 1941. p. 1788.