Name Don Ward | Role Cricketer | |
Similar People Daniel Cambridge, Ronnie Spafford, William Manley, Noel Beresford‑Peirse, Patrick Anthony Porteous | ||
Donald John Ward (born 30 August 1934) is a former Glamorgan cricketer who played first-class cricket in the County Championship between 1954 and 1962.
An all-rounder born in Trealaw, Tonypandy, but brought up in London, Ward bowled right-arm off-spin that took 187 wickets and also contributed 2,496 lower-order runs including six half-centuries. Described as "a very brave and attractive strokemaker" as well as "a good off-spinner", Ward was also a skilled fielder both close to the wicket and in the outfield.
His career best with the bat was 86, against Somerset in 1956. With the ball he took his career-best 7 for 60 against Lancashire in 1962, when he bowled Glamorgan to a 12-run victory in the second-last match of his career. He also served in the British Armed Forces, playing for British Army and Royal Artillery teams in 1953.
He was one of the shortest players in county cricket, at around five feet three inches tall.