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'''Humphrey Plowden "H.P." Ward''' (20 January 1899 – 16 December 1946) was an English [[Amateur status in first-class cricket|amateur]] [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er, who played for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] (1919–1921), Europeans (India) (1921/22–1945/46), Madras (1926/27–1938/39), [[H. D. G. Leveson Gower]]'s XI (1931), Indian XI (1933/34) and the Madras Governor's XI (1941/42) and in one match for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]] in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14830/14830.html |title = Player Profile: Humphrey Ward | publisher = CricketArchive | accessdate = 1 May 2013}}</ref>  He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1920, and for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) from 1931 to 1935.<ref>{{cite book|title=The spirit of Chepauk: the MCC story, a 150 year sporting tradition|first=S.|last=Muthiah|year=1998|publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd|pages=158–161}}</ref> He won an [[Oxford Blue]] for cricket from 1919 to 1921 and also played [[association football|football]] for Oxford. He was a member of the Great Britain football squad at the 1920 Summer Olympics but did not feature in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/antwerp1920/teams/team=1889945/index.html|title=Olympic Football Tournament Antwerp 1920 - Great Britain - Overview|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701334 |title=Humphrey Ward |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
'''Humphrey Plowden "H.P." Ward''' (20 January 1899 – 16 December 1946) was an English [[Amateur status in first-class cricket|amateur]] [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er, who played for [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] (1919–1921), Europeans (India) (1921/22–1945/46), Madras (1926/27–1938/39), [[H. D. G. Leveson Gower]]'s XI (1931), Indian XI (1933/34) and the Madras Governor's XI (1941/42) and in one match for [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]] in 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14830/14830.html |title = Player Profile: Humphrey Ward | publisher = CricketArchive | accessdate = 1 May 2013}}</ref>  He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1920, and for the [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) from 1931 to 1935.<ref>{{cite book|title=The spirit of Chepauk: the MCC story, a 150 year sporting tradition|first=S.|last=Muthiah|year=1998|publisher=East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd|pages=158–161}}</ref> He won an [[Oxford Blue]] for cricket from 1919 to 1921 and also played [[association football|football]] for Oxford. He was a member of the Great Britain football squad at the 1920 Summer Olympics but did not feature in the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/antwerp1920/teams/team=1889945/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227032518/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/antwerp1920/teams/team=1889945/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|title=Olympic Football Tournament Antwerp 1920 - Great Britain - Overview|last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701334 |title=Humphrey Ward |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 August 2021}}</ref>


Ward graduated from [[Oxford University|Oxford]] in 1921 and joined the Indian Forest Service. On moving to [[Madras]] in 1921, he joined the Europeans cricket team and played for the team against Indians in the [[Madras Presidency Matches]]. He holds the record for the highest run aggregate in the Madras Presidency matches. He was the team’s principal wicket-keeper and captained the team intermittently between 1921 and 1946.
Ward graduated from [[Oxford University|Oxford]] in 1921 and joined the Indian Forest Service. On moving to [[Madras]] in 1921, he joined the Europeans cricket team and played for the team against Indians in the [[Madras Presidency Matches]]. He holds the record for the highest run aggregate in the Madras Presidency matches. He was the team’s principal wicket-keeper and captained the team intermittently between 1921 and 1946.
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