DAVID WARD
Right Arm Leg Spinner / Lower order Bat
David bowls leg spin,
and with over 1,129 First Eleven and 444 Second Eleven victims, is presently the
Club's highest wicket taker . A committee member for a number of years, he
has occupied the number eleven spot with "the leave" being his most utilised
"shot".
He has
held the position of First Eleven Captain as well as secretary along with
various other committee positions.
Full Name |
David Michael Ward |
Date of Birth |
3.02.47 |
Where |
Jubilee Crescent Wellingborough |
WCC debut year |
1962 |
Club number (if applicable) |
32 |
Role in Team |
Leg spinner |
Runs: First Eleven |
776 |
Runs: Second Eleven |
Not many |
Wickets: First Eleven |
1129 |
Wickets: Second Eleven |
444 |
Most runs in a season |
72 1976 |
Most wickets in a season |
65 1st Xl 1997 62 2nd Xl 2002 |
Highest score |
32 |
Best bowling |
9 for 31 v Kettering 1977 |
First Eleven catches |
150 |
First Eleven wicket keeper dismissals |
NA |
WCC Centuries |
7.75 (all runs added together) |
Club awards |
First & Second Xl Bowler of the Year |
Any records |
First to 1500 league wickets. Not out in 2007 ! |
|
Two Hat-tricks. Leading First Xl wicket taker &
catches |
School |
Wollaston |
Occupation |
Export Administrator |
Previous club/s |
None |
Representative sides |
County League. NCCC Over 50s |
Most memorable cricket moment/match |
8 for 46 v Wellingborough Priory 1968. We
won by 4 runs. |
|
Playing when Adrian took 5 for 26 v Isham 1st Xl |
|
Asking at the bar for the toilet seat at Corby
Triangle |
|
1973 Member of First Eleven winning the League |
Worst/ embarrassing cricket moment |
Robert Brown twice hitting me over the pavilion. |
|
Any dropped catches. Especially off Lucky at Kettering.
Ask him- he'll talk you through it! |
Hobbies/interests |
Country walking, cycling |
If the Club won the lottery we should have |
Play the President v Chairman game at Lord's |
Favourite ground |
Wollaston |
Least favourite ground |
Saints - ridiculously short boundary. Silly!, Stupid! |
Warne or Murali |
Warne |
Modern cricketer admired |
Michael Vaughan |
Cricketing childhood hero |
Colin Milburn |
Other childhood hero |
Billy Wright, The Lone Ranger, The Bash Street Kids |
Music |
Most - except folk and chamber music |
TV |
Have I got News for You, The Office |
WCC player I would share a desert Island with |
Boddo. |
And why |
He is sure to know someone |
Newspaper |
Daily Telegraph & Evening Telegraph |
Other sports followed/played |
Football, Badminton, Squash |
Other sports people admired |
Joe Calzaghe, Nasser Hussain, Duncan Fletcher |
In one word Wollaston people are…. |
Diverse |
Likes |
Northamptonshire countryside. Holidays |
Dislikes |
Rudeness, litter, sea food & TV shows about dirt. |
Favourite food |
Italian |
Favourite drink |
Tea, red wine, lager, cappuccino, coke, fruit juice |
Favourite country/place visited |
Italy. The New Forest. New York, Southwold |
I would like to meet |
Nobody in particular |
I wish I could…….. |
Tap dance |
I would like to visit |
Sardinia |