Tommy Ward
On scorecards: TA Ward
In-game rating: 67/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tommy Ward played 23 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1912 to 1924. The first came against Australia at Old Trafford, with scores of 0 and 0, and the last against England at Kennington Oval in 1924.
The most productive decade was the 1920s: 316 runs at 17.6 in 13 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 64 against England at Old Wanderers in 1923. In all: 2 fifties.
At home the average was 14.3 across 13 Tests; away it was 15.9 across 7 Tests. The most runs came against England: 383 runs at 15.3 in 17 Tests. Old Wanderers was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 185 runs at 23.1. South Africa won 1 of the Tests Tommy Ward played and lost 14, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 23 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1923 | Drawn |
| 50 | – | England | Old Trafford | 1924 | Drawn |
| 40 | – | England | Old Wanderers | 1914 | Lost |
| 26 | – | England | Kingsmead | 1923 | Drawn |
| 25 | – | England | Headingley | 1924 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 300 | 14.29 | 0/1 |
| Away | 7 | 127 | 15.88 | 0/1 |
| Neutral | 3 | 32 | 8.00 | 0/0 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | 143 | 9.53 | 0/0 |
| 1920s | 13 | 316 | 17.56 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wanderers | 5 | 185 | 23.13 | 0/1 |
| Lord's | 3 | 49 | 9.80 | 0/0 |
| Old Trafford | 2 | 50 | 16.67 | 0/1 |
| Headingley | 2 | 42 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| Kingsmead | 2 | 37 | 12.33 | 0/0 |
| Newlands | 2 | 25 | 8.33 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1912 at Old Trafford
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1924 at Kennington Oval
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