Eddie Ballard

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.

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. 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. In addition to playing first-class cricket, Ballard has played minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 2009–16 and from 2016-2019 for Cambridgeshire. He was appointed Head Coach at Bedfordshire in 2020.