John Thomas Ward (11 March 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper in eight Test matches between 1964 and 1968.

Ward's Test captain John Reid said that he was "easily the best wicketkeeper in New Zealand in his time, but was plagued by injury.

He made his Plunket Shield debut for Canterbury in 1959–60, and was selected to tour South Africa in 1961-62, where he served as deputy to Artie Dick.

[6] Later that year, in England, Ward returned to the side, replacing Dick for the Third Test.

[9] Ward died in Timaru on 12 January 2021 after a short illness, aged 83.