| Full name: | Donald Derek Beard |
| Born: | 14th January 1920, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand |
| Died: | 15th July 1982, Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Relations: | Son: DA Beard |
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1951/52-1955/56); Wellington (Main FC: 1945/46); Central Districts (Main FC: 1950/51-1960/61); Northern Districts (Main FC: 1961/62-1964/65); All teams |
| New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1956 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1951/52-1955/56) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 4 | 7 | 2 | 101 | 31 | 20.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1951/52-1955/56) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 806 | 37 | 302 | 9 | 3-22 | 33.55 | 0 | 0 | 89.55 | 2.24 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1945/46-1964/65) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 66 | 115 | 17 | 2166 | 81* | 22.10 | 0 | 9 | 50 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1945/46-1964/65) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 19059 | 1224 | 6000 | 278 | 7-56 | 21.58 | 12 | 3 | 68.55 | 1.88 |