john ward Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
john ward is a cricketer(sportsman) from New Zealand. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
John Thomas Ward
Born
March 11, 1937, Timaru, Canterbury
Died
January 12, 2021, Timaru, South Canterbury, (aged 83 years old)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 8 | - | - | - |
Inn | 12 | - | - | - |
Runs | 75 | - | - | - |
Avg | 12.5 | - | - | - |
SR | 0.0 | - | - | - |
HS | 35 | - | - | - |
NO | 6 | - | - | - |
100s | 0 | - | - | - |
50s | 0 | - | - | - |
4s | 9 | - | - | - |
6s | 0 | - | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 8 | - | - | - |
Inn | - | - | - | - |
Balls | - | - | - | - |
Runs | - | - | - | - |
Wkt | - | - | - | - |
BBI | - | - | - | - |
BBM | - | - | - | - |
Eco | - | - | - | - |
Avg | - | - | - | - |
5W | - | - | - | - |
10W | - | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- BJ Ward
- JW Burtt
- NV Burtt
- New Zealand
- Canterbury
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Ward was in and out of the New Zealand team during the late 1950s and early 1960s. However, he got his first cap against the touring South Africans in 1963-64. But injuries and his inability to match Artie Dick with the bat kept him out of the side. Things changed for Ward when he was named as the lone keeper for the 1964-65 tours to India and Pakistan.
During the first Test against India, Ward registered his highest score - 35 and added 61 for the last wicket with Richard Collinge. He also toured England later in the year and the fourth Test remained his last game for New Zealand. Ward made his debut under John Reid, who said \"He was easily the best wicket-keeper in New Zealand in his time, but was plagued by injury.\"
Ward continued playing first class cricket for Canterbury till 1970-71 and also recorded his only first class fifty during the 1969-70 season against Wellington. His son, Barry also was a wicket-keeper for Canterbury during the 1986-87 season.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
John Ward was a reliable wicketkeeper and a solid, if not hugely successful, tailender who never quite live dup to his early promise - he was picked to tour South Africa after only two first-class matches. From the late fifties through to the mid sixties he was a semi-permanent member of the New Zealand squad, but had to wait until 1963-64 to make his debut, and although he kept efficiently, he was never able to command a regular place in the side.