Derek Beard
Derek Andrew Beard is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 1987 to 1991. His father, Don Beard, played Test cricket for New Zealand in the 1950s.
A medium-pace bowler, Beard’s best first-class figures were 6 for 18 against Central Districts in 1989-90. In List A cricket his best figures were 5 for 34, the first five wickets to fall, also against Central Districts, in 1990-91.
A science teacher at Mount Maunganui College, Beard played 105 representative matches for Bay of Plenty. In 2016 he was awarded life membership of the Bay of Plenty Cricket Association.
