Leslie Ward (cricketer)

Leslie Maynard Ward (2 May 1908 – 13 January 1981) was an English cricketer who made one appearance in first-class cricket in 1930. He was a right-handed batsman, who bowled both right-arm medium and right-arm off break.

Leslie Ward

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Maynard Ward
Born	2 May 1908 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Died	13 January 1981(1981-01-13) (aged 72) Bideford, Devon, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1930	Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average 5.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled 48 Wickets 1 Bowling average 29.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/29 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2015

Ward made his only appearance in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire against Leicestershire at Hinckley.^[1] In a drawn match, Ward batted once, scoring 5 runs in Warwickshire's only innings, but was dismissed bowled by Norman Armstrong. He wasn't required to bowl in Leicestershire's first-innings, during which Joseph Mayer and Derek Foster shared nine of the ten wickets to fall as Leicestershire were bowled out for 53 in 23.2 overs. Made to follow-on in their second-innings, Leicestershire reached 294/8 at the close of the match, with Ward taking his only first-class wicket when he dismissed Ewart Astill, finishing with figures of 1/29 from 8 overs.^[2]

He died at Bideford, Devon on 13 January 1981.