George Ford (cricketer)

George John Ford (24 July 1817 – 12 January 1848) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

George Ford

Personal information
Full name	George John Ford
Born	24 July 1817 St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Died	18 January 1848 (aged 30) Hove, Sussex, England
Batting	Unknown
Relations	William Ford (brother) Francis Ford (nephew) William Ford (nephew) Augustus Ford (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1837–1840	Oxford University
1839	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 130 Batting average 9.28 100s/50s –/– Top score 39 Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2020

The son of George Samuel Ford, he was born in July 1817 at St Pancras. He later studied at Exeter College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1837, with Ford making seven first-class appearances for Oxford to 1840. He also made two first-class appearances for the MCC against Oxford University and Surrey in 1839.[2] In nine first-class matches, Ford scored 130 runs at an average of 9.28, with a high score of 39.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Ford took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical posting was as curate of Congresbury in Somerset, before becoming the curate of St Mary's, Hastings. He held the curacy there until his death at Hove in January 1848.[1] His brother, William was a first-class cricket, in addition to three of his nephews, including Francis Ford who would go on to play Test cricket.

References

1. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 476.
2. "First-Class Matches played by George Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
3. "Player profile: George Ford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

External links

• George Ford at ESPNcricinfo