David Ward (Surrey cricketer)

"David M. Ward" redirects here. For the Oregon sheriff, see David Ward (sheriff).

For the Derbyshire cricketer, see David Ward (cricketer, born 1981).

David Ward

Personal information
Full name	David Mark Ward
Born	(1961-02-10) 10 February 1961 Croydon, Surrey, England
Nickname	Gnasher
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batter, occasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1984–2002	Surrey
1997–2008	Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 156 240 Runs scored 8,139 5,439 Batting average 38.39 30.38 100s/50s 16/33 5/33 Top score 294* 114 Balls bowled 107 6 Wickets 2 – Bowling average 56.50 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 2/66 0/6 Catches/stumpings 122/3 102/3
Source: CricketArchive, 16 November 2024

David Mark Ward (born 10 February 1961 at Croydon, Surrey) is a former aggressive batsman and occasional wicket-keeper for Surrey County Cricket Club, playing from 1985 until 2004. In all first-class matches, he scored 8139 runs at an average of 38.39, with 16 centuries and a highest score of 294 not out. He scored "a remarkable 2,072 first-class runs in 1990, including seven hundreds".

Nicknamed "Gnasher" for his prominent teeth, Ward was something of a cult personality as a player. He is now a coach at Whitgift School, where his pupils have included England opening batsmen Rory Burns, Jason Roy and Dom Sibley, and several other players for Surrey, such as Freddie van den Bergh, Laurie Evans and Jamie Smith.

Within the conservative and restrictive world of cricket whites, Ward was able to demonstrate a little eccentricity, occasionally choosing to wear a cap or even helmet decorated in the traditional Harlequin pattern more associated with Douglas Jardine and other players of yester-year.

Ward currently plays club cricket for Old Whitgiftians C.C. in the Surrey Championship when his school duties allow.

External links

• Cricinfo profile