Trevor Gard

Trevor Gard
Personal information
Born (1957-06-02) 2 June 1957
West Lambrook, Somerset, England
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976–1989Somerset
First-class debut26 May 1976 Somerset v West Indians
Last First-class21 June 1989 Somerset v Gloucestershire
List A debut22 August 1982 Somerset v Leicestershire
Last List A18 June 1989 Somerset v Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 112 81
Runs scored 1389 240
Batting average 13.75 12.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 51* 34
Balls bowled 2 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 0/8
Catches/stumpings 178/39 57/13
Source: [1], 13 February 2010

Trevor Gard (born 2 June 1957) is a former English first-class cricketer who made more than 100 appearances for Somerset between 1976 and 1989.

A right-handed lower-order batsman and wicket-keeper, standing five feet five inches tall, Gard was Somerset's regular wicket-keeper from 1983 to 1986.[1] In the quarter-final of the 1983 NatWest Trophy, he was named the player of the match for his five catches.[2] In the final later that season he made two brilliant leg-side stumpings to help Somerset to the title.[1]

Despite his wicket-keeping ability, Gard was replaced in the Somerset team by Neil Burns, who was regarded as a better batsman.[3][1] Gard bowled two balls in his career: in a County Championship match against Sussex in 1983, when Sussex faced a victory target of only seven runs, he conceded two fours to grant Sussex a 10 wicket victory.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Marks, Vic (2019). Original Spin: Misadventures in Cricket. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 103–5. ISBN 9781911630197.
  2. ^ "Sussex v Somerset 1983". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. ^ Wisden 1988, pp. 538–39.
  4. ^ "Somerset v Sussex". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2010.