Geoff Ward (cricketer)

Geoffrey Hubert Ward (22 November 1926 – 20 April 2008) was an English cricketer. Ward was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Sittingbourne, Kent.

Geoffrey Ward

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Hubert Ward
Born	(1926-11-22)22 November 1926 Sittingbourne, Kent
Died	20 April 2008(2008-04-20) (aged 81) Bearsted, Kent
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1949	Kent
1950	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 26 Batting average 5.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 6* Catches/stumpings 3/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2011

Ward made two first-class appearances for Kent against Lancashire and Sussex in the 1949 County Championship,^[1] scoring 19 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 6 not out, while behind the stumps he took 2 catches and made a single stumping.^[2] These were his only first-class appearances for Kent, in 1950 he moved to Essex, where he represented the county in a single first-class match against the Combined Services.^[1] In this match, he scored 2 runs in Essex's first-innings before being dismissed by John Deighton, while in their second-innings he made the same score before being dismissed by Brian Close.^[3]

He died at Bearsted, Kent on 20 April 2008.