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'''John Thomas Ward''' (11 March 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a New Zealand [[cricket]]er. He played as a wicket-keeper in eight [[Test cricket|Test matches]] between 1964 and 1968. He was born in [[Timaru]], New Zealand. He played for [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] from 1959 until 1971. He also played for the [[New Zealand national cricket team|national team]] from 1964 to 1968.  
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'''John Thomas Ward''' (11 March 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a New Zealand [[cricket]]er who played as a wicket-keeper in eight [[Test cricket|Test matches]] between 1964 and 1968. Ward's Test captain [[John Richard Reid|John Reid]] said that he was "easily the best wicketkeeper in New Zealand in his time, but was plagued by injury."<ref>[[Joseph Romanos]], ''John Reid: A Cricketing Life'', Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 2000, p. 216.</ref>


Ward died in Timaru on 12 January 2021 after a short illness, aged 83.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former New Zealand wicketkeeper John Ward remembered as a sharp gloveman |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/123934545/former-new-zealand-wicketkeeper-john-ward-remembered-as-a-sharp-gloveman |access-date=14 January 2021 |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=13 January 2021}}</ref>
==Cricket career==
Ward made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[South Island cricket team|South Island]] against [[North Island cricket team|North Island]] in a trial match for the [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1958|1958 tour of England]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/22/22830.html| title = North Island v South Island 1957-58| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 14 January 2017}}</ref> He took five catches in the first innings, and was selected as [[Eric Petrie]]'s deputy on the tour. He made his [[Plunket Shield]] debut for [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] in 1959–60, and was selected to tour [[New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1961–62|South Africa in 1961-62]], where he served as deputy to [[Artie Dick]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Piddington |first1=Stu |title=Wicketkeeper Ward first 'South Canterbury Sportsperson of Year' 50 years ago |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/76757004/wicketkeeper-ward-first-south-canterbury-sportsperson-of-year-50-years-ago |accessdate=12 June 2020 |work=Stuff.co.nz |date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
 
He finally made his Test debut in 1963–64 in the First Test against the [[South African cricket team in New Zealand in 1963–64|South African touring team]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/26/26600.html| title = New Zealand v South Africa, Wellington 1963-64| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 14 January 2017}}</ref> but then lost his place to Dick, who was a superior batsman. He replaced Dick for the Third Test against Pakistan in New Zealand in [[Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1964–65|1964–65]], and went on the tour of India and Pakistan in 1965 as the sole wicket-keeper. He made his highest Test score of 35 not out in the First Test against India, when he and [[Richard Collinge]] put on 61 for the last wicket,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27304.html India v New Zealand, Madras 1964-65]</ref> but injury forced him out after the [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 1964–65|Indian leg of the tour]], and Dick again replaced him.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 1966, p. 896.</ref> Later that year, in [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1965|England]], Ward returned to the side, replacing Dick for the Third Test. His last Test was the Fourth Test against [[Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1967–68|India in 1967-68]].
 
Ward continued to play for Canterbury until the end of the 1970–71 season. He scored his only first-class fifty against [[Wellington cricket team|Wellington]] in 1969-70 when, batting at number five, he made 54 not out.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30625.html| title = Wellington v Canterbury 1969-70| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 14 January 2017}}</ref> He represented [[South Canterbury cricket team|South Canterbury]] in the [[Hawke Cup]] from 1960 to 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hawke Cup Matches played by John Ward |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1225/Hawke_Cup_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>
 
His son [[Barry Ward (cricketer)|Barry]] kept wicket for Canterbury in the 1986–87 season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23054/23054.html Barry Ward at Cricket Archive]</ref> Ward died in [[Timaru]] on 12 January 2021 after a short illness, aged 83.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former New Zealand wicketkeeper John Ward remembered as a sharp gloveman |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/123934545/former-new-zealand-wicketkeeper-john-ward-remembered-as-a-sharp-gloveman |access-date=14 January 2021 |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=13 January 2021}}</ref>


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Revision as of 14:09, 11 May 2022


For the Kent cricketer, see John Ward (Kent cricketer).

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John Ward
Personal information
Full nameJohn Thomas Ward
Born(1937-03-11)11 March 1937
Timaru, New Zealand
Died12 January 2021(2021-01-12) (aged 83)
Timaru, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsBarry Ward (son)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 99)21 February 1964 v South Africa
Last Test7 March 1968 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 8 95
Runs scored 75 1,117
Batting average 12.50 12.41
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 35* 54*
Catches/stumpings 16/1 227/27
Source: CricInfo, 1 April 2017

John Thomas Ward (11 March 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper in eight Test matches between 1964 and 1968. Ward's Test captain John Reid said that he was "easily the best wicketkeeper in New Zealand in his time, but was plagued by injury."[1]

Cricket career

Ward made his first-class debut for South Island against North Island in a trial match for the 1958 tour of England.[2] He took five catches in the first innings, and was selected as Eric Petrie's deputy on the tour. He made his Plunket Shield debut for Canterbury in 1959–60, and was selected to tour South Africa in 1961-62, where he served as deputy to Artie Dick.[3]

He finally made his Test debut in 1963–64 in the First Test against the South African touring team,[4] but then lost his place to Dick, who was a superior batsman. He replaced Dick for the Third Test against Pakistan in New Zealand in 1964–65, and went on the tour of India and Pakistan in 1965 as the sole wicket-keeper. He made his highest Test score of 35 not out in the First Test against India, when he and Richard Collinge put on 61 for the last wicket,[5] but injury forced him out after the Indian leg of the tour, and Dick again replaced him.[6] Later that year, in England, Ward returned to the side, replacing Dick for the Third Test. His last Test was the Fourth Test against India in 1967-68.

Ward continued to play for Canterbury until the end of the 1970–71 season. He scored his only first-class fifty against Wellington in 1969-70 when, batting at number five, he made 54 not out.[7] He represented South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup from 1960 to 1976.[8]

His son Barry kept wicket for Canterbury in the 1986–87 season.[9] Ward died in Timaru on 12 January 2021 after a short illness, aged 83.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Joseph Romanos, John Reid: A Cricketing Life, Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, 2000, p. 216.
  2. ↑ "North Island v South Island 1957-58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Piddington, Stu (11 February 2016). "Wicketkeeper Ward first 'South Canterbury Sportsperson of Year' 50 years ago". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand v South Africa, Wellington 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ India v New Zealand, Madras 1964-65
  6. ↑ Wisden 1966, p. 896.
  7. ↑ "Wellington v Canterbury 1969-70". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Hawke Cup Matches played by John Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Barry Ward at Cricket Archive
  10. ↑ "Former New Zealand wicketkeeper John Ward remembered as a sharp gloveman". stuff.co.nz. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

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