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Full name | Lorna Grace Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 3 June 1939||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut(cap 11) | 2 December 1960 v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 24 March 1972 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958/59–1964/65 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1971/72–1974/75 | Southern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,6 March 2022 |
Lorna Grace Ward (born 3 June 1939) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm pace bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for South Africa between 1960 and 1972,taking 27 wickets including three five-wicket hauls. She is South Africa's leading wicket-taker in women's Test cricket. [1] She played domestic cricket for Natal and Southern Transvaal. [2] [3]
Playing in South Africa's first Test against the touring English side,Ward was the third South African to be run out in the first-innings as they posted a total of 211. [4] Bowling in the reply,Ward took four wickets in the first innings to help restrict the English to 187 runs,giving South Africa a small first-innings lead. [4] In a second innings in which South Africa captain Sheelagh Nefdt was criticised for not declaring earlier, [5] Ward made 17 runs in support of her captain as they added an unbeaten 52 for the ninth-wicket. [4] Ward was wicket-less in the fourth innings as England chased 284,the match eventually finishing in a draw with another 83 runs or 6 wickets required for a result. [4]
Ward had minimal involvement in the second Test;she only bowled two overs,taking no wickets and conceding seven runs,and as South Africa were forced to follow-on,she scored a duck in the first-innings and was 0* when the match finished in a draw in South Africa's second-innings. [6] She was again wicket-less in the third Test,conceding 74 runs in her 26 overs in the first-innings. [7] South Africa lost the match by eight wickets and,having been promoted to number nine,Ward only made seven runs in the two innings. [7]
The fourth Test saw Ward take a remarkable five-wicket haul in the first-innings. All five of her wickets were bowled as she finished the innings with 5/18. [8] She failed to take a wicket in the second-innings,bowling expensively for her 18 overs,conceding 44 runs as England set a total of 194 for South Africa to win. [8] In reply,South Africa managed a fast 126 from their 37 overs,but could not prevent the draw. [8]
Ward was named as part of the squad to play the unofficial Test matches against the Netherlands when England failed to fulfil their fixtures. [9] South Africa won all three Tests,and Ward claimed figures of 3/26 in the first-innings of the third Test followed by 4/36 in the second-innings. [10]
One of only three survivors from the squad that faced the touring English side in 1960–61, [11] Ward appeared in all three Tests against New Zealand eleven years later. [12] She started the series well,taking five wickets in New Zealand's first-innings. [13] She fell for another duck in the Springboks first-innings and didn't take a wicket in the second-innings as the match finished a draw. [13]
The South Africans bowled well in the first-innings of the second Test,with Ward,Gloria Williamson and Denise Weyers taking three wickets apiece to restrict the Kiwis to 168. [14] In reply,South Africa could only manage 111,and in spite of another three wickets from Ward,taking an economical 3/38 in her 28 overs,New Zealand declared 277 ahead. [14] South Africa were bowled out for 89 and lost the match. [14]
In her final Test,Ward achieved her best bowling performance,taking six wickets in the Kiwi's first-innings as they posted a lead of 98 runs. [15] As South Africa managed 242 in the second-innings,New Zealand returned to bat needing 148 runs to win. [15] Ward took 1/28 as the Kiwis finished just 31 runs short of their target. [15]
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