William Ward (cricketer)

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William Ward (born 24 July 1787 at Islington, London; died 30 June 1849 at Westminster was a noted English cricketer. He was a prominent right-handed batsman and an occasional slow lob bowler.

Ward's first-class career began in the 1810 English cricket season but it was interrupted by the Napoleonic War until 1816. Ward played until 1845.

His score of 278 for MCC v Norfolk at Lord's in 1820 was the highest individual innings in first-class cricket until W. G. Grace scored first-class cricket's first triple-century in August 1876, more than 27 years after Ward's death.

Ward was also MP for the City of London between 1826 and 1831.