Summary
Edward Christopher Ballard (born 15 August 1989) is an English cricketer. Ballard is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born at Harlow, Essex.
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| Full name | Edward Christopher Ballard | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1989 Harlow, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Eddie, Bollard | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Cambridge UCCE | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Having been educated at Hockerill Anglo-European College, Ballard undertook his university studies at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. While studying there, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge UCCE against Somerset in 2008. He made three further first-class appearances for the team, the last of which came against Essex in 2009.[1] He struggled against the first-class opponents he played against, scoring a total of 34 runs in his four first-class matches, which came at an average of 5.66, with a high score of 33.[2] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Ballard has played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 2009–16 and from 2016 for Cambridgeshire.[3]
References edit
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Eddie Ballard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eddie Ballard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Eddie Ballard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links edit
- Eddie Ballard at ESPNcricinfo