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| Ward was born in ], ], ], ]. Ward graduated from ] in 1921 and joined the Indian Forest Service.<ref name="muthiah" /> Ward was an ] and played first-class cricket as well as ] for Oxford from 1919 to 1921.<ref name="muthiah" /> | Ward was born in ], ], ], ]. Ward graduated from ] in 1921 and joined the Indian Forest Service.<ref name="muthiah" /> Ward was an ] and played first-class cricket as well as ] for Oxford from 1919 to 1921.<ref name="muthiah" /> | ||
| On moving to ] in 1921, Ward joined the Europeans cricket team and played for the team against Indians in the ].<ref name="muthiah" /> He holds the record for the highest run aggregate in the Madras Presidency matches.<ref name="muthiah" /> He was the team’s principal wicket-keeper and captained the team intermittently between 1921 and 1946.<ref name="muthiah /> | On moving to ] in 1921, Ward joined the Europeans cricket team and played for the team against Indians in the ].<ref name="muthiah" /> He holds the record for the highest run aggregate in the Madras Presidency matches.<ref name="muthiah" /> He was the team’s principal wicket-keeper and captained the team intermittently between 1921 and 1946.<ref name="muthiah" /> | ||
| Ward also played for Madras in the ] from 1934 to 1946, including two internationals against the Australian Services and an All Australian eleven respectively.<ref name="muthiah" /> Ward died in December 1946, in ], Yorkshire. | Ward also played for Madras in the ] from 1934 to 1946, including two internationals against the Australian Services and an All Australian eleven respectively.<ref name="muthiah" /> Ward died in December 1946, in ], Yorkshire. | ||
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Humphrey Plowden Ward (20 January 1899 – 16 December 1946) was an English amateur first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1920. He also played first-class cricket for 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). He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI in 1920, and for the MCC from 1931 to 1935.
Ward was born in Amotherby, Malton, Yorkshire, England. Ward graduated from Oxford in 1921 and joined the Indian Forest Service. Ward was an Oxford Blue and played first-class cricket as well as football for Oxford from 1919 to 1921.
On moving to Madras in 1921, Ward 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 also played for Madras in the Ranji Trophy from 1934 to 1946, including two internationals against the Australian Services and an All Australian eleven respectively. Ward died in December 1946, in Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire.
References
- Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthor=(help) - ^ Muthiah, S. (1998). The spirit of Chepauk: the MCC story, a 150 year sporting tradition. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. pp. 158–161.
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